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  1. Guggenheim, Meyer Guggenheimnoun

    United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905)

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  1. meyer guggenheim

    Meyer Guggenheim (1828–1905) was a Swiss-born American businessman, industrialist, financier, and patriarch of the prominent Guggenheim family. He made his fortune in the mining and smelting industries, establishing the American Smelting and Refining Company. Guggenheim's financial success allowed him and his family to become significant philanthropists, resulting in the creation of various institutions and foundations, including the Guggenheim Museum.

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  1. Meyer Guggenheim

    Meyer Guggenheim was the patriarch of what became known as the Guggenheim family. He was born in Lengnau, Aargau, Switzerland, was of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and emigrated to the United States in 1847. He started out in the importing business, but made his and his family's fortune in mining and smelting. He and his wife Barbara had ten surviving children. Five of his seven sons were active in the family businesses: ⁕Isaac, ⁕Daniel, head of the family after his father's death, who was the most active of his sons in developing and acquiring worldwide mining interests, ⁕Murry, originally in the lace and embroidery import business and by 1881, involved in mining and smelting, ⁕Solomon Robert, a supporter of modern art through his foundation and donations to the Museum of Modern Art, ⁕ Simon, a one-term senator from Colorado Two other sons were Benjamin, who died in the Titanic disaster, and William.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Meyer Guggenheim in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Meyer Guggenheim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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