Edward De Bono, the late philosopher, author and bestselling mental strategist, left much less money than expected, The Guardian reports.

The publication of De Bono’s final work, his last will and testament, shows that he died last summer with only a few thousand pounds.

“When his will was released last month, it was revealed that De Bono’s estate had just £11,900 in it. Despite regularly being referred to as a one-man global industry and having institutions and foundations set up under his name, the philosopher’s personal fortune appears to have been a myth,” The Guardian reports.

Further surprises in the will, according to The Guardian, include the identity of his children. De Bono, who married Josephine Hall White in 1971, was thought to have had two children, but his will names four.

The document leaves his limited remaining estate to be shared between his sons Caspar and Charles de Bono, and another son, Edward Szekely, also known as Edward de Bono, the son of Magdalena Szekely, and with a daughter, Juliana Pars. This daughter, now living in London and studying at Cambridge University, is named as the daughter of Donna Pars.

The author of 68 books had also taken time to ask his lawyers to make sure that his former co-author Daniela Bartoli, a philosophy student and for a decade the chief executive of his foundation, would not benefit in any way from his estate, The Guardian reports.

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