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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.
Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ ɡ ən h aɪ m / GUUG-ən-hyme; August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979) was an American art collector, bohemian, and socialite.Born to the wealthy New York City Guggenheim family, she was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, who went down with the Titanic in 1912, and the niece of Solomon R. Guggenheim, who established the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Straus was born in New York City and was raised in a wealthy and influential Jewish family. His mother was Gladys Guggenheim Straus (1895–1980), heir to one of the largest fortunes in America. His father, Roger Williams Straus Sr. (1891–1957), grew up in the family that owned Macy’s and was chairman of the American Smelting and Refining ...
She had two brothers, who were both U.S. Ambassadors, Meyer Robert Guggenheim (to Portugal) and Harry Frank Guggenheim (to Cuba). Her father who assumed control of the Guggenheim family enterprises after her grandfather's death in 1905, [ 2 ] and her mother was a co-founder, and president, of the Guggenheim Foundation as well as the treasurer ...
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The only child of millionaire Harry Frank Guggenheim, president of Newsday and onetime U. S. ambassador to Cuba, and his second wife, Caroline Morton (formerly Mrs William Chapman Potter), Hamilton was born as Diana Guggenheim in New York City, New York, United States. She had two half-sisters, Joan (born 1913) and Nancy (1915–1972), from her ...
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.