Patrick McGovern, Billionaire Tech Publisher, Dies at 76

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Patrick J. McGovern, who became a billionaire as founder and majority owner of Boston-based technology publisher International Data Group, has died. He was 76.

He died yesterday at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California, the company said today in a statement. No cause was given. He lived in Hollis, New Hampshire.