The Guggenheim family ( ) is an

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family known for making their fortune in the

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industry, in the early 20th century, especially in the United States and South America. After

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, many family members withdrew from the businesses and became involved in

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, especially in the arts, aviation, medicine, and culture.

History

Meyer Guggenheim, a

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citizen of

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ancestry, arrived in the United States in 1847. His surname was derived from the Alsatian village of Gugenheim. He married Barbara Meyer, whom he met in the United States. Over the next few decades, their several children and descendants became known for their global successes in

and

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businesses, under the name Guggenheim Exploration, including the American Smelting and Refining Company. In the early 20th century, the family developed one of the largest fortunes in the world. Following

, they sold their global mining interests and later purchased

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mines in

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. Subsequently, the family largely withdrew from direct involvement in running businesses.Davis, ''passim'' Family members became known for their

in diverse areas such as

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aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...

, and medicine. They donated funds to develop

Guggenheim Museum The Guggenheim Museums are a group of museums in different parts of the world established (or proposed to be established) by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Museums in this group include: Locations Americas * The Solomon R. Guggenhei ...

s, the

Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory The Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT), was a research institute created in 1926, at first specializing in aeronautics research. In 1930, Hungarian scientist Theodore von Kármán accepted the dire ...

, and the Guggenheim Pavilion at

Mount Sinai Medical Center Mount Sinai Hospital, formerly at times known as Mount Sinai Medical Center, is a 319-bed major urban hospital in Chicago, Illinois, with its main campus located adjacent to Douglass Park at 15th Street and California Avenue on the city's West Si ...

, designed by

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– website of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ( ; ; April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was ...

in New York City.

Current interests

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today manages over $200 billion in assets. Another family vehicle, Guggenheim Investment Advisors, oversees about $50 billion in assets.

Family tree

Meyer Guggenheim (1828–1905) married Barbara Meyer, of German Jewish descent, in 1852. They met in the United States. They had eleven children together, including eight sons, five of whom were active in the family businesses: Isaac, Daniel, Maurice "Murry", Solomon Robert, and (John) Simon Guggenheim. Sons Benjamin, Robert and William pursued other careers. The daughters were Jeanette, Rose and Cora. Meyer's 11 children, their spouses, and notable descendants are shown below: * Meyer Guggenheim (1828–1905), m. Barbara Meyer (1834–1900) (m. 1852–her death) ** Isaac Guggenheim (1854–1922), m. Carrie Sonneborn (1859–1933) (m. 1876–his death) *** Beulah V. Guggenheim (1877–1960), m. William I. SpiegelbergDavis
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/ref> *** Edyth B. Guggenheim (1880–1960), m. Louis M. Josephthal, future admiral and founder of Josephthal & Co. **** Audrey Josephthal (1903–2003) m. Cornelius Ruxton Love, Jr. (died 1971) *****

Iris Love Iris Cornelia Love (August 1, 1933 – April 17, 2020) was an American classical archaeologist, best known for the rediscovery of the Temple of Aphrodite in Knidos. Early life and education Love was born in New York to Cornelius Love, a dipl ...

(1933–2020) *** Helene Guggenheim (1886–1962) **** m. Edmund L. Haas (m. 1905; div.) **** m. Corlette Glorney **** m. Lord Melvill Ward **

Daniel Guggenheim Daniel Guggenheim (July 9, 1856 – September 28, 1930) was an American mining magnate and philanthropist, and a son of Meyer and Barbara Guggenheim. By 1910 he directed the world's most important group of mining interests. He was forced out ...

(1856–1930), became head of the family after his father's death; m. Florence Shloss (1863–1944) (m. 1884–his death) ***

Meyer Robert Guggenheim Meyer Robert Guggenheim (May 17, 1885 – November 16, 1959) was an American diplomat and a member of the prominent Guggenheim family. Born in New York City, he was the son of Daniel Guggenheim (1856–1930), brother of Harry Frank Guggenheim, a ...

(1885–1959) ***

Harry Frank Guggenheim Harry Frank Guggenheim (August 23, 1890 – January 22, 1971) was an American businessman, diplomat, publisher, philanthropist, aviator, and horseman. Early life He was born August 23, 1890, in West End, New Jersey. He was the second son of Fl ...

(1890–1971) **** Diane Guggenheim (1924–1991) *** Gladys Eleanor Guggenheim (1895–1980), m. Roger Williams Straus (1891–1957) (m. 1914–his death) **** Roger Williams Straus, Jr. (1917–2004), a founder and chairman of

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, publishers *****Roger Williams Straus III (1943–) ** Maurice "Murry" Guggenheim (1858–1939), m. Leonie Bernheim (1865–1959) (m. 1887–his death) *** Edmond A. Guggenheim (1888–1972), m. Marion Price (1888–1992) *** Lucille Guggenheim (1894–1972), m. Frederic Adam Gimbel (1891–1996), div. **

Solomon R. Guggenheim Solomon Robert Guggenheim (February 2, 1861 – November 3, 1949) was an American businessman and art collector. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Guggen ...

(1861–1949), founded the

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 89th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously exp ...

and

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; m. Irene M. Rothschild (1868–1954), daughter of

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(m. 1895–his death) *** Eleanor Mary Guggenheim (1896–1992), m.

Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart, MC (6 August 1889 – 5 November 1961), styled Viscount Stuart from 1915 to 1921, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Unionist politician. Background and education Stuart was the third son of Andrew John Stuart ...

(1889–1961) (m. 1920–his death) **** David Stuart, Viscount Stuart (1921–1942) **** Robert Stuart, Viscount Stuart (1923–1944) ****

Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart Arthur Patrick Avondale Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart (born 18 August 1928), styled Viscount Stuart from 1944 to 1961, is a nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland. The third son of Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart and his wife Eleanor May Gug ...

(1928–) ***** Andrew Stewart, Viscount Stuart (1953–) **** The Honorable Simon Stuart (1930–2002) *** Gertrude R. Guggenheim (1898–1966) *** Barbara Josephine Guggenheim (1904–1985), married John Lawson-Johnston of the family producing

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**** Peter Lawson-Johnston, President

, founder

** Jeanette Guggenheim (1863–1889), m. Albert M. Gerstle (1860–1896) *** Nettie Gerstle (1889–?) Stöwer Titanic

Benjamin Guggenheim Benjamin Guggenheim (October 26, 1865 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman. He died aboard when the ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. His body was never recovered. Early life Guggenheim was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, t ...

(1865–1912), died in the ''Titanic'' disaster; m. Florette Seligman (1870–1937) (m. 1895–his death)Davis
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/ref> *** Benita Rosalind Guggenheim (1895–1927) *** Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim (1898–1979), founded the

Peggy Guggenheim Collection The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is an art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro ''sestiere'' of Venice, Italy. It is one of the most visited attractions in Venice. The collection is housed in the , an 18th-century palace, which was the home ...

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**** m. Laurence Vail (div. 1928) ***** Michael Cedric Sindbad Vail (1923–1986), m. Margaret Angela Vail (m. 1957–his death) ******

Karole Vail Karole P. B. Vail (born 1959) is an American museum director, curator and writer. Since 2017, she has been the director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice and Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Director for Italy. Prior to this appointment, ...

(1959–) *****

Pegeen Vail Guggenheim Pegeen Vail Guggenheim (August 18, 1925 – March 1, 1967) was a Swiss-born American painter. Her painting combines two different artistic styles: surrealism and naïve art. She was the daughter of the art collector Peggy Guggenheim and the ...

(1925–1967) ****** m.

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(1904–1987) (m. 1946; div. 1956) ******* Fabrice HélionDavis
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/ref> ******* Nicolas Hélion ******* Davide Hélion ****** m.

Ralph Rumney Ralph Rumney (5 June 1934 – 6 March 2002) was an English artist, born in Newcastle Upon Tyne. In 1957 lifelong conscientious objector Rumney - he evaded National Service by going on the run in continental Europe - was one of the co-founders ...

(1934–2002) (m. 1958–her death) ******* Sandro Rumney (b. 1958) **** m.

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(1891–1976) (m. 1941; div. 1946) *** Barbara Hazel Guggenheim (1903–1995), **** m. Sigmund Marshall Kempner (m. 1921; div. 1922)Davis
p. 326 **** m. Milton S. Waldman (m. 1923; div. 1930) ***** Terrence Waldman (1924–1928) ***** Benjamin Waldman (1927–1928) ***** Terrence (four-and-a-half years old) and Benjamin (fourteen months) both fell to their deaths from the roof of the Surrey, a sixteen-story apartment hotel at 20 East Seventy-sixth Street, New York, on October 19, 1928. **** m. Denys King-Farlow (Hugh St. Denys Nettleton King-Farlow) (m. 1930; div.)Davis
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/ref> ***** John King-Farlow (1932–2002) ***** Barbara Benita King-Farlow (1934–?) ****** Ghislaine Agostini ****** Amelia Kaye ****** Adam Jacobs **** m. Charles Everett McKinley, Jr. (d. 1942) (m. ?–his death) **** m. Archibald Butt Jr. (div.) **** m. Larry Leonard (div.) ** Robert Guggenheim (1867–1876) ** Simon Guggenheim, (John) Simon Guggenheim
(1867–1941), elected as a U.S. Senator from Colorado; m. Olga Hirsch (1877–1970) (m. 1898–his death) *** John Simon Guggenheim (1905–1922) *** George Denver Guggenheim (1907–1939) ** William Guggenheim (1868–1941) *** m. Grace Brown Herbert (m. 1900; div. 1901) *** m. Aimee Lillian Steinberger (m. 1904–his death) **** William Guggenheim, Jr. (1907–1947), m. Elizabeth Newell (m. 1937–his death) he later m. William J. Broadhurst***** William Guggenheim III (1939– ) ****** m. Grace Embury (div.)Davis
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/ref> ******* Maire Guggenheim ******* Jaenet Guggenheim ****** m. Judith Arnold ******* William Douglas Guggenheim (1970– ) ******* Christopher Mark Guggenheim (1976– ) ******* Jonathan Paul Guggenheim (1978– ) ** Rose Guggenheim (1871–1945), m. Albert Loeb, the nephew of

Solomon Loeb Solomon Loeb (June 29, 1828 – December 12, 1903) was a German-born American banker and businessman. He was a merchant in textiles and later a banker with Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Biography His father, a devout Jew, had been a small corn- and wine ...

***

Harold A. Loeb Harold Albert Loeb (October 18, 1891 – January 20, 1974) was an American writer, notable as an important American figure in the arts among expatriates in Paris in the 1920s. In 1921 he was the founding editor of ''Broom,'' an international liter ...

(1891–1974) *** Edwin M. Loeb (1894–1966) *** Willard E. Loeb (1896–1958) ** Cora Guggenheim (1873–1956), m.

Louis F. Rothschild Louis Frank Rothschild (September 4, 1869 - June 15, 1957) was an American investment banker and founder of the eponymous investment banking firm L.F. Rothschild. Biography Rothschild was born on September 4, 1869, to Frank and Amanda (Blum) Rot ...

(1869–1957), founder of

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*** Louis F. Rothschild, Jr. (1900–1902) *** Muriel B. Rothschild (1903–?), m. William Donald Scott *** Gwendolyn F. Rothschild (1906–1983)

References

External links

Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim Partners, LLC
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guggenheim Family American people of Swiss-Jewish descent Business families of the United States American mining businesspeople Jewish-American families Distinguished Service to Music Medal recipients

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