Murry Guggenheim

1858–1939 (age 81)

businessman

Biography

Murry Guggenheim (1858-1939) was a businessman whose leadership within the Guggenheim family enterprises supported mining and finance ventures, while his philanthropic instincts guided substantial gifts to cultural and educational institutions.

He is memorialized at Salem Fields Cemetery, where visitors recall his contributions to the arts and civic life in New York.

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