Lessing J. Rosenwald
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American businessman, collector and bibliophile (1891–1979)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lessing J. Rosenwald is referenced by 37 other articles, and connects out to World War II, chess and Philadelphia.
It sits within the topics 1891 births, 1979 deaths and 20th-century American businesspeople.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1979
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Livres anciens des Pays-Bas
- Catalogo de la exposicion de grabados franceses del siglo XIX
- Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach, July 22, 1876-July 1, 1952
- The Florentine Fior di virtu of 1491
- Reminiscences of a print collector
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Montgomery County
- Father
- Julius Rosenwald
- Occupation
- bibliophile
- Educated at
- Cornell University
- Employer
- Sears
- Sport
- chess
- Image
- Lessing J. Rosenwald cropped.jpg
- Work location
- Philadelphia
- Residence
- Jenkintown
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- Commons category
- Lessing J. Rosenwald
- date of birth
- 1891-02-10
- date of death
- 1979-06-24
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- start of work period
- 1915-01-01
- end of work period
- 1979-01-01
- P8168
- Chris Hanburger
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Categories
1891 births1979 deaths20th-century American businesspeople20th-century American chess players20th-century American JewsAmerica First Committee membersAmerican anti-war activistsAmerican art collectorsAmerican book and manuscript collectorsAmerican businesspeople in retailingAmerican chief executives in retailingAmerican people of German-Jewish descentBusinesspeople from ChicagoChess patronsJewish American anti-ZionistsJewish American sportspeopleJewish art collectorsJewish chess playersJews from IllinoisJews from PennsylvaniaMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople associated with the Philadelphia Museum of ArtPeople from Jenkintown, PennsylvaniaPhilanthropists from Illinois