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Guggenheim

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Gug·gen·heim  (ggn-hm)
Family of American industrialists and philanthropists, including Meyer (1828-1905), who amassed the family fortune in the copper industry. His sons Daniel (1856-1930) and Simon (1867-1941) and his granddaughter Marguerite (1898-1979), known as "Peggy," were patrons of the arts. The family endowed the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art in New York City (1959).
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Noun1.GuggenheimGuggenheim - United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949)
Solomon Guggenheim
2.Guggenheim - United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905)
Meyer Guggenheim


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