Adolph Lewisohn
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1849 – 1938
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Who was Adolph Lewisohn?
Adolph Lewisohn was a German Jewish immigrant born in Hamburg who became a New York City investment banker, mining magnate, and philanthropist. He is the namesake of the former School of Mines building on the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University, as well as the former Lewisohn Stadium at the City College of New York. Time magazine called him: "one of the most intelligent and effective workers on human relationships in the U.S."
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- Born
- May 27, 1849
Hamburg - Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Aug 17, 1938
Upper Saranac Lake
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on July 23, 2013
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