Harry Elkins Widener
Deceased Person
1885 – 1912
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Who was Harry Elkins Widener?
Harry Elkins Widener was an American businessman and bibliophile, a member of the Widener family. Harvard University's Widener Memorial Library was donated by his mother in his memory, after his death on the foundering of the RMS Titanic.
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- Born
- Jan 3, 1885
Philadelphia - Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Harvard University
- Harvard College
- Died
- Apr 15, 1912
Atlantic Ocean
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on July 23, 2013
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