The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation is located at 950 Third Avenue in

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. New York, NY 10022.

History

The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation was founded in 1924 by Florence (née Shloss) and

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 ...

. Between 1930 and 1941 the foundation financed Robert H. Goddard. When the

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settled a

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lawsuit for infringing the Goddard patent for liquid fuel rockets, that money was awarded to the foundation. The foundation was terminated on June 30, 2011. The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation Program on Demography, Technology and Criminal Justice has taken over some of the functions.

References

External links

The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation Program on Demography, Technology and Criminal Justice at the Library of Congress
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