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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
Gertude Stein was an imaginative, influential writer in the twentieth century and a major patron of the arts.
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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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John Pierpont Morgan
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- Famous Arians
- Famous Art Collectors
- Famous People Named John
John Pierpont Morgan
Art Collector, Business Leader, Philanthropist / 1837 - 1913
John Pierpont Morgan, founder of J. P. Morgan & Co., was a master of finance and considered one of the country's leading businessmen.
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Doris Duke
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- Mysterious Deaths
- Studio 54 Patrons
- 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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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.
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Henry Frick
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Art Collectors
- Famous People Named Henry
Henry Frick
Art Collector, Entrepreneur / 1849 - 1919
Henry Frick was an American industrialist who founded the H.C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company and was a chairman of the Carnegie Steel Co.
profile name: Gertrude Stein profile occupation: Art Collector, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet
profile id: 9414735
profile name: John Pierpont Morgan profile occupation: Art Collector, Business Leader, Philanthropist
profile id: 9542083
profile name: Doris Duke profile occupation: Art Collector, Philanthropist
profile id: 38096
profile name: Cosimo de' Medici profile occupation: Historian, Art Collector, Business Leader, Political Leader, Royalty
profile id: 9515207
profile name: George Washington Vanderbilt profile occupation: Art Collector, Philanthropist
profile id: 9302530
profile name: Henry Frick profile occupation: Art Collector, Entrepreneur
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