Edward Harkness

Deceased Person

1874 – 1940

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Who was Edward Harkness?

Edward Stephen Harkness was an American philanthropist.

In 1918, Edward was cited in Forbes magazine in their first "Rich List" as the 6th richest person in the United States just behind John D. Rockefeller, Henry Clay Frick, Andrew Carnegie, George Fisher Baker and William Rockefeller.

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Born
Jan 22, 1874
Cleveland
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  • Yale University
  • Columbia Law School
  • St. Paul's School
Died
Jan 29, 1940

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on July 23, 2013

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