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Bamberger, Louis, 1855-1944

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Personal name headingBamberger, Louis, 1855-1944
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LocatedNewark (N.J.)
Birth date1855-05-15
Death date1944-03-11
Place of birthBaltimore (Md.)
AffiliationInstitute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.)
Profession or occupationBusinessman Philanthropist
Found inNUCMC data from New Jersey His. Soc. for His Autograph collection, 1683-1929 (Bamberger, Louis, 1855-1944)
English Wikipedia website, viewed Mar. 2, 2017 (Louis Bamberger (15 May 1855--11 March 1944) was Newark, New Jersey's leading citizen from the early 1900s until his death in 1944. He is noted for co-founding (with his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld) the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He was a businessman and philanthropist and at his death all flags in Newark were flown at half-staff for three days, and his large department store closed for a day. Born in Baltimore, Md.)