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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.
J. Hooker Hamersley – heir, lawyer and poet [109] W. Averell Harriman – governor of New York [54] Kitty Carlisle Hart – singer, advocate for the arts and historic preservation [37] Henry Osborne Havemeyer – industrialist [110] Millicent Hearst – wife of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst [11]
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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.
Hazel Guggenheim King-Farlow McKinley (born Barbara Hazel Guggenheim; April 30, 1903 – June 10, 1995) was an American painter, art collector, and art benefactor. Personal life [ edit ]
In 2004, Stuart married his second wife, Gillian Savill. She was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of County Tyrone in 2010; [5] [7] she is also a freeman of the City of London and a member of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Advisory Board. Through marriage to Gillian, he has three step-children Elizabeth Maclean, Emma Lochery and Katherine Primus ...
Walter also serves as a trustee or director of several organizations including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which is named after the Guggenheim family, [6] Northwestern University and the Field Museum. [7] In 2011, Walter made a $30,800 contribution to the Democratic National Committee, as well as a $5,000 contribution to Obama for ...