Elkan Naumburg
Banker, Deceased Person
1835 – 1924
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Who was Elkan Naumburg?
Elkan Naumburg was a New York City merchant, banker, philanthropist and musicologist, best remembered for his sponsorship of the arts in Manhattan. From the last quarter of the nineteenth century, he used his wealth to promote public interest in symphonic and "semi-classical" music by founding the Oratorio Society of New York and funding construction of the Naumburg Bandshell, which honors his name, on the Concert Ground of the Central Park Mall.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1835
- Spouses
- Bertha Wehle Naumburg
(1866 - )
- Bertha Wehle Naumburg
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 31, 1924
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on July 23, 2013
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