biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1800–80)
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| biography:
| Book collector and philanthropist, born in New York City, New York, USA. A wealthy merchant and real-estate investor, he amassed an impressive collection of Bibles, and 15th-c books and art, which he donated to the Lenox Library in New York City (incorporated in 1870, and now a part of the New York Public Library). He also donated large funds and gifts of land to churches and other institutions. |
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