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Meyer Guggenheim

1828 - 1905

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Meyer Guggenheim ( 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meyer Guggenheim has received more than 400,578 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Meyer Guggenheim is the 241st most popular businessperson (up from 302nd in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 273rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swiss Businessperson.

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  • 400k

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  • 55.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Meyer Guggenheim ranks 241 out of 847. Before him are John C. Bogle, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Mineko Iwasaki, Mike Markkula, and Bill Hewlett. After him are Henry Flagler, Kirk Kerkorian, Edsel Ford, Umberto Agnelli, David Packard, and John Warnock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1828, Meyer Guggenheim ranks 29. Before him are Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, Friedrich Albert Lange, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Charles de Freycinet, Dora d'Istria, and Antoinette de Mérode. After him are George Meredith, Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, Rainilaiarivony, Joseph Dietzgen, Andrew Taylor Still, and Władysław Czartoryski. Among people deceased in 1905, Meyer Guggenheim ranks 33. Before him are Marcel Schwob, Adolf Bastian, Ivan Sechenov, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Carmine Crocco, and George MacDonald. After him are Lew Wallace, José-Maria de Heredia, Pedro Américo, Mary Mapes Dodge, Franz Reuleaux, and Clément Juglar.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Meyer Guggenheim ranks 215 out of 1,015. Before him are Edwin Fischer (1886), Charles Dutoit (1936), Jean Starobinski (1920), Wiborada (900), Nicolas Théodore de Saussure (1767), and Alain Berset (1972). After him are Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg (1168), Françoise-Louise de Warens (1699), Adolphe Appia (1862), Umberto Agnelli (1934), Robert Miles (1969), and Denis de Rougemont (1906).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Switzerland

Among businesspeople born in Switzerland, Meyer Guggenheim ranks 9. Before him are Aga Khan IV (1936), Gianni Infantino (1970), Louis Chevrolet (1878), César Ritz (1850), Peter Sauber (1943), and Julius Maggi (1846). After him are Umberto Agnelli (1934), Daniel Peter (1836), Paul Sacher (1906), Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), Walter Wild (1872), and Marc Faber (1946).

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