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Harry Elkins Widener
1885Jan, 3

Harry Elkins Widener

Harry Elkins Widener, American businessman (d. 1912)
Harry Elkins Widener (January 3, 1885 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman and bibliophile, and a member of the Widener family. His mother built Harvard University's Widener Memorial Library in his memory, after his death on the foundering of the RMS Titanic.

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