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Solomon R. Guggenheim

1861 - 1949

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Solomon Robert Guggenheim (February 2, 1861 – November 3, 1949) was an American businessman in needlework, gold, silver, copper, and lead and an art collector. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Guggenheim was born into the wealthy Guggenheim family, and founded the Yukon Gold Company in Alaska, among other business interests. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Solomon R. Guggenheim has received more than 834,817 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Solomon R. Guggenheim is the 105th most popular businessperson (up from 128th in 2019), the 1,187th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,421st in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Businessperson.

Solomon R. Guggenheim was an American businessman and art collector. He is most famous for founding the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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  • 830k

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  • 61.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 105 out of 847. Before him are Ferdinand Piëch, Charlie Munger, Louis Chevrolet, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Christophe Plantin, and Roy O. Disney. After him are Ethan Allen, Fred Trump, Joan Laporta, Carlos Ghosn, Christina Onassis, and Lakshmi Mittal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 29. Before him are Antoine Bourdelle, Italo Svevo, Maximilian von Spee, Ranavalona III, Nettie Stevens, and István Tisza. After him are Armando Diaz, Luigi Facta, William Bateson, Anton Arensky, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, and Henry Gantt. Among people deceased in 1949, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 28. Before him are Sarojini Naidu, Gustav Radbruch, Henri Giraud, Kim Koo, Marcel Cerdan, and Niceto Alcalá-Zamora. After him are Aino Aalto, Aleksandra Ekster, László Rajk, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Henry McMahon, and José Clemente Orozco.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 1,187 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Higgins Clark (1927), Leo Fender (1909), Joe Jackson (1928), William Fichtner (1956), Don Siegel (1912), and Donna Haraway (1944). After him are Sissy Spacek (1949), George Papandreou (1952), George Stinney (1929), Edward Emerson Barnard (1857), Edmund Kemper (1948), and Herbie Hancock (1940).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Solomon R. Guggenheim ranks 35. Before him are Estée Lauder (1906), Paul Allen (1953), Gordon Moore (1929), Charlie Munger (1924), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794), and Roy O. Disney (1893). After him are Ethan Allen (1738), Fred Trump (1905), Christina Onassis (1950), William Randolph Hearst (1863), William Boeing (1881), and Madam C. J. Walker (1867).

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