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J.P. Morgan
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J.P. Morgan
Art Collector, Business Leader, Philanthropist / 1837 - 1913
J.P. Morgan founded the banking company J.P. Morgan & Co., one of the leading financial firms in the country, in 1871.
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Cosimo de' Medici
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Historians
- Famous Libras
Cosimo de' Medici
Historian, Art Collector, Business Leader, Political Leader, Royalty / 1389 - 1464
Cosimo de' Medici was the "Elder" and start of the Medici dynasty that ruled Florence (Italy) from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance, and after.
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Doris Duke
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- Famous Sagittarians
Doris Duke
Art Collector, Philanthropist / 1912 - 1993
Tobacco heiress Doris Duke was the only child of American tobacco baron, James Duke. When she was born, the press called her the "million dollar baby."
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Gertrude Stein
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Art Collectors
- Publishers
Gertrude Stein
Art Collector, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1874 - 1946
Gertrude Stein was an American author and poet best known for her modernist writings, extensive art collecting and literary salon in 1920s Paris.
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Henry Frick
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- Famous Art Collectors
- Famous People Named Henry
Henry Frick
Art Collector, Entrepreneur / 1849 - 1919
Henry Frick was an industrialist who headed the Carnegie Steel Company and the United States Steel Corporation. His mansion later became the Frick Museum.
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George Washington Vanderbilt
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- Famous Art Collectors
- Famous People Named George
- Famous Philanthropists
George Washington Vanderbilt
Art Collector, Philanthropist
George Washington Vanderbilt is known primarily for the lavish Biltmore Estate he built in North Carolina. The estate is still the largest private residence in the U.S.
profile name: J.P. Morgan profile occupation: Art Collector, Business Leader, Philanthropist
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profile name: Doris Duke profile occupation: Art Collector, Philanthropist
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profile name: Gertrude Stein profile occupation: Art Collector, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet
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profile name: Cosimo de' Medici profile occupation: Historian, Art Collector, Business Leader, Political Leader, Royalty
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profile name: Henry Frick profile occupation: Art Collector, Entrepreneur
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profile name: George Washington Vanderbilt profile occupation: Art Collector, Philanthropist
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