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Solomon R. Guggenheim

1861 - 1949

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Solomon Robert Guggenheim (February 2, 1861 – November 3, 1949) was an American businessman in needlework, gold, silver, copper, and lead and an art collector. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Guggenheim was born into the wealthy Guggenheim family, and founded the Yukon Gold Company in Alaska, among other business interests. He began collecting art in the 1890s, and he retired from his business after World War I to pursue art collecting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Solomon R. Guggenheim is the 134th most popular businessperson (down from 105th in 2019), the 1,538th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,187th in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Businessperson.

Solomon R. Guggenheim was an American businessman and art collector. He is most famous for founding the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Among businesspeople, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 134 out of 847. Before him are Eusebi Güell, Michele Ferrero, Gianni Infantino, Max Manus, Uli Hoeneß, and Ronald Wayne. After him are Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, César Ritz, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Gordon Moore, Lakshmi Mittal, and Roy O. Disney.

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Among people born in 1861, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 32. Before him are Italo Svevo, Maximilian von Spee, Nettie Stevens, William Bateson, Anton Arensky, and István Tisza. After him are Ranavalona III, Armando Diaz, Michel Verne, Pierre Duhem, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, and Henry Gantt. Among people deceased in 1949, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 31. Before him are Félix d'Herelle, Henri Giraud, Marcel Cerdan, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Aleksandra Ekster, and Gustav Radbruch. After him are László Rajk, Sarojini Naidu, Nikola Zhekov, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Harry Stack Sullivan, and André-Louis Debierne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 1,538 out of 20,380. Before him are Phil Spector (1939), Kelly LeBrock (1960), Etta James (1938), George Stigler (1911), Jackie Robinson (1919), and Barbara Bel Geddes (1922). After him are Cesar Chavez (1927), Edith Wharton (1862), Gary Gilmore (1940), Henry Way Kendall (1926), Dennis Rader (1945), and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 49. Before him are Mark Zuckerberg (1984), Paul Allen (1953), Vincent J. McMahon (1914), Charlie Munger (1924), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794), and Ronald Wayne (1934). After him are Gordon Moore (1929), Roy O. Disney (1893), Sam Walton (1918), Christina Onassis (1950), William Randolph Hearst (1863), and Henry J. Heinz (1844).

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