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Meyer Guggenheim (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ ɡ ən h aɪ m / GOOG-in-hime, German: [ˈmaɪər ˈɡʊɡn̩haɪm]; 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 the 20th.
Meyer Guggenheim was an American industrialist and philanthropist who developed worldwide mining interests that, when merged with the American Smelting and Refining Company in 1901, dominated the industry for the next three decades and laid the foundation for the present U.S. mining industry.
Meyer Guggenheim, a poor Swiss immigrant, built the most powerful mining and smelting trust the nation has ever seen. For a time he practiced the tailor’s trade as he had in Switzerland.
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Meyer Guggenheim (1828-1905), Swiss-born American industrialist, and his seven sons created a mining empire that eventually stretched halfway around the world. Born on Feb. 1, 1828, in the ghetto of Lengnau, Switzerland, Meyer Guggenheim and his family emigrated to Philadelphia in 1847.
Meyer Guggenheim, a Swiss citizen of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, arrived in the United States in 1847. His surname was derived from the Alsatian village of Gugenheim . [3] He married Barbara Meyer, who he met in the United States.
Miner. Meyer Guggenheim. 1828 — 1905. Meyer Guggenheim was born in Lengnau, Aargau, Switzerland on February 1, 1828. He was of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and emigrated to the United States in 1847.
Meyer Guggenheim paid $5,000 for a one-third interest in two Colorado lead and silver mines. By the end of World War I, the family business controlled more than 80% of the world’s supply of silver, copper and lead.
Meyer Guggenheim paid $5,000 for a one-third interest in two Colorado lead and silver mines. By the end of World War I, the family business controlled more than 80% of the world’s supply of silver, copper and lead.
Executive summary: Patriarch of Guggenheim fortune. Meyer Guggenheim came from his native Switzerland to Philadelphia as an impoverished young man, first selling metal polish and later establishing a business importing Swiss embroideries.
- February 1, 1828
- March 15, 1905
Meyer Guggenheim. (1825-1905) 1993 Inductee from Mining's Past. Meyer Guggenheim, a consummate salesman, immigrated to the United States from Switzerland in 1848, and eventually built one of the world's greatest mining and smelting companies.
