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Edward Harkness. Edward Stephen Harkness (January 22, 1874 – January 29, 1940) was an American philanthropist. Given privately and through his family's Commonwealth Fund, Harkness' gifts to private hospitals, art museums, and educational institutions in the Northeastern United States were among the largest of the early twentieth century.
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Edward Harkness was a major American philanthropist of the 20th century, who inherited his fortune from Standard Oil and gave away over $100 million to arts, health, and education causes. He was known for his anonymity, his support for British scholars and museums, and his innovative gifts to Phillips Exeter and other elite schools.
22. Okt. 2021 · 22.1.1874 – 29.1.1940. geb. in Cleveland, Vereinigte Staaten. Philanthrop, Stifter des Commonwealthfonds in New York. Ehrungen. Kurzbiographie. Im März 1922 brachte Prof. Clemens Pirquet den Vorschlag vor, Edward S. Harkness das Ehrenzeichen der Universität Wien zu verleihen.
11. Apr. 2023 · Learn how Edward Harkness, a wealthy heir of Standard Oil, funded a radical plan to transform Phillips Exeter Academy in 1930. Discover his vision for collaborative learning, his friendship with Principal Lewis Perry, and his legacy of giving.
Edward Stephen Harkness (1874–1940), a major philanthropic donor of the early 20th century, was the first president of the Commonwealth Fund. Believing that his inherited wealth was a responsibility to do something for the common good, he donated more than $129 million during his lifetime.
In 1928, Edward Harkness, an 1897 graduate of Yale, walked into Lowell’s office and offered him $3 million to build an “Honor College,” for selected upperclassmen, with resident tutors and a master. Harkness had already offered a similar plan to Yale, but became discouraged by arguments and delays there. “It took Mr. Lowell about ten ...
Edward Harkness was a wealthy industrialist who donated billions of dollars to various causes, especially in health and education. He also collected and donated art works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and founded Camp Harkness for disabled children.
