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- NAME: Benjamin Guggenheim
- BIRTH DATE: October 26, 1865
- DEATH DATE: c. April 14, 1912
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Benjamin Guggenheim was an heir in the wealthy Guggenheim family. Following a trip to Europe, he decided to sail on the maiden voyage of the Titanic.
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Play NowBenjamin Guggenheim. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 01:30, May 18, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-guggenheim-283816.
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Benjamin Guggenheim. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-guggenheim-283816. Accessed May 18, 2013.
In his will, Guggenheim left one-third of his estate to his wife Florette and two-thirds to his three daughters after making roughly $115,000 in charitable donations.
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