Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932
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- English Wikipedia website, viewed May 18, 2012(Julius Rosenwald (Aug. 12, 1862--Jan. 6, 1932) was a U.S. clothier, manufacturer, business executive, and philanthropist. He is best known as a part-owner and leader of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and for establishing the Rosenwald Fund, which donated millions in matching funds to support the education of African American children in the rural South, as well as other philanthropic causes in the first half of the 20th century. He was the principal founder and backer for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, to which he gave more than $5 million and served as President from 1927 to 1932; Born: Aug. 12, 1862, Springfield, Illinois; Died: January 6, 1932; (aged 69); Highland Park, Illinois; spouse: Augusta Nusbaum)
- Bachmann, L.P. Julius Rosenwald, 1976:t.p. (Julius Rosenwald)
- LC data base, 9-14-84(hdg.: Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932)
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Julius Rosenwald (August 12, 1862 – January 6, 1932) was a Jewish American business executive and philanthropist. He was the long-time president and an owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company, a large and successful Chicago-based national retailer in the early 20th century. His Rosenwald Fund donated millions in matching funds to promote Black American education. Together with Booker T Washington, they built close to 5,000 schools, many of them in the segregated south and provided fellowships to close to one thousand grantees. In 1919 Rosenwald was appointed to the Chicago Commission on Race Relations. He was the principal founder and benefactor of the Museum of Science and Industry, serving as president from 1927 to 1932.
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