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 1891 - 1979 (88 years)
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| Name |
Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1, 3] |
| Born |
10 Feb 1891 |
Chicago, Cook, Illinios  [3] |
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Male |
| Reference Number |
10863 |
| Died |
24 Jun 1979 |
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania [3, 4, 5] |
| Person ID |
I10863 |
aojd |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- Born in Chicago , Lessing J. Rosenwald was the son of Julius Rosenwald , a clothier who became part-owner and was president of Sears, Roebuck and Company from 1908-1923, and chairman from 1923-1932. Lessing went to work for Sears in 1911 as a shipping clerk , and in 1920, was given the important responsibility of opening a catalog supply center for the growing mail-order company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . He resided for many years in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania .
Giant Bible of Mainz donated by Rosenwald to the Library of Congress
Succeeding his father, he was Chairman of Sears from 1932 until 1939, when he dedicated himself full-time to collecting rare books and art. In 1943, he pledged to donate his collections to the Library of Congress and the National Gallery of Art , both located in Washington, DC , after his death. Rosenwald was also a chess enthusiast, and donated money to support American chess. He sponsored the U.S. Chess Championship in the 1950s.
His estate was known as Alberthorpe in Jenkintown, PA. [5]
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- [S285] .
- [S448] PG 66 REFERENCING DIARY PG. 214 (Reliability: 3).
- [S44] HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/LESSING_J._ROSENWALD (Reliability: 3).
- [S13] LESSING ROSENWALD, SEARS HEAD AND COLLECTOR OF ART, DEAD AT 88; 'A REAL MEDICI AS A COLLECTOR': 26 JUN 1979, SCIENCE SECTION, PG C17. (Reliability: 3).
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