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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 in 1922 and retired to philanthropy to promote aviation.
Apr 29, 2024 · Daniel Guggenheim (born July 9, 1856, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Sept. 28, 1930, Port Washington, N.Y.) was an American industrialist and philanthropist who oversaw the expansion of his family’s vast mining empire in the early 20th century.
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May 18, 2018 · Daniel Guggenheim (1856 – 1930) dominated the U.S. mining industry in the first half of the twentieth century. One of ten surviving children in an immigrant household, he took over his father's successful mining interests and turned them into one of the great U.S. family fortunes.
Daniel Guggenheim. American Smelting and Refining Company. 1900–1919. Industry: Metals. Era: 1900. The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) was a trust set up to give William Rockefeller control of all mineral resources in America.
Daniel Guggenheim became a leading figure in the copper industry of the United States and Mexico and pushed for development of gold mines in Alaska, rubber plantations in Africa, tin mines in Bolivia, and nitrate deposits in Chile.
The Guggenheim family ( / ˈɡʊɡənhaɪm / GUUG-ən-hyme) is an American-Jewish family known for making their fortune in the mining industry, in the early 20th century, especially in the United States and South America.
Daniel Guggenheim. 1856 — 1930. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Daniel Guggenheim was sent to Switzerland as a young man to study the Swiss lace and embroidery business, and to serve as a buyer for his father's import firm.
U.S. industrialist Daniel Guggenheim was the eldest son of Meyer Guggenheim. The father-and-son team 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.
Sep 23, 1996 · Daniel Guggenheim, 1925. (Library of Congress) Share This Article. The names and contributions of the Wright brothers, Glenn Curtiss, Charles Lindbergh and James H. Doolittle are well known. But what about Daniel and Harry Guggenheim? Who were they—and what did they do for aviation?
Established in 1926 by Daniel and Harry Guggenheim, the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics focused on promoting aeronautical education in universities, colleges, and secondary schools, and among the general public; supporting the extension of fundamental aeronautical science; and assisting in the development of commercial ...
