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The Guggenheim family (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ ɡ ən h aɪ m / GUUG-ən-hyme) is an American-Jewish family known for making their fortune in the mining industry, in the early 20th century, especially in the United States and South America. After World War I, many family members withdrew from the businesses and became involved in philanthropy, especially in ...
Meyer Guggenheim (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ ɡ ən h aɪ m / GOOG-in-hime; German: [ˈmaɪər ˈɡʊɡn̩haɪm]; February 1, 1828 – March 15, 1905) [1] was the patriarch of what became known as the Guggenheim family in the United States, which became one of the world's wealthiest families during the 19th century, and remained so during the 20th.
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Meyer Robert Guggenheim (May 17, 1885 – November 16, 1959) was an American diplomat and a member of the Guggenheim family. Born in New York City , he was the son of Daniel Guggenheim (1856–1930), brother of Harry Frank Guggenheim , and nephew of Simon Guggenheim .
Daniel helped to establish the Guggenheim mining and smelting business in Mexico, which by 1895 was earning profits of $1 million a year. [3] In 1891 his father, Meyer, consolidated about a dozen of the family's mining operations into the Colorado Smelting and Refining Company. The Guggenheim family then entered a lengthy struggle with the ...
Simon Guggenheim Hall at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado Guggenheim Hall at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1911. Guggenheim was born in Philadelphia of Jewish descent on December 30, 1867, [1] the son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara Guggenheim, and was the younger brother of Daniel Guggenheim and Solomon R. Guggenheim.
William Guggenheim (November 6, 1868 – June 27, 1941) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the youngest son of Meyer Guggenheim , the patriarch of the Guggenheim family. Guggenheim became a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1930.
Guggenheim family, American family of Swiss Jewish ancestry Meyer Guggenheim (1828–1905) Daniel Guggenheim (1856–1930) Harry Frank Guggenheim who privately funded Goddard's liquid fuel rocket research (1890–1971) Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861–1949), philanthropist who established the Guggenheim museum; Benjamin Guggenheim (1865–1912 ...