Edmond Alfred Guggenheim (January 19, 1888 – March 16, 1972) was an American copper industry businessman and philanthropist. He was a member of the
Guggenheim family.
Biography
Guggenheim was born on January 19, 1888, in
Switzerland
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to Murry Guggenheim and Leonie Bernheim.
His father was the third son of mining magnate
Meyer Guggenheim
Meyer Guggenheim ( , ; February 1, 1828 – March 15, 1905) 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 t ...
and his mother was descended from a prominent
Alsatian Jewish family. He received his B.A. from
Columbia University in 1908 and a Ph.B. from
Sheffield Scientific School of
Yale University in 1911.
Guggenheim joined the family business in 1916 and headed its mining explorations and was its vice president in charge of
South American operations. In 1961, Guggenheim retired as director of the
Kennecott Copper Corporation and the
Braden Copper Company.
In 1919, he was also named Special Deputy Police Commissioner of
New York City in charge of
The Bronx and severed on several commissions in the
New York City Police Department.
He was also a president of the Murry and Leonle Guggenheim Foundation from 1939 until his death.
Personal life
Guggenheim died on March 13, 1972, in a
Phoenix, Arizona hospital at age 84.
Legacy
He is the namesake of Guggenheim Camp, a summer camp organized by the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg, which is held annually on the
Lower Saranac Lake property he owned from 1917 until 1963, when he donated it to the diocese. He donated the family's
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
estate,
Murry Guggenheim House, to
Monmouth University in 1960. He also donated the land on which the
Trudeau Institute in
Saranac Lake, New York, is built.
References
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1888 births
1972 deaths
Guggenheim family
Columbia College (New York) alumni
Yale University alumni
American philanthropists
American mining businesspeople