Louis Bamberger

Louis Bamberger
Louis Bamberger, date unknown
Born(1855-05-15)15 May 1855
Died11 March 1944(1944-03-11) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
FamilyFelix Fuld (brother-in-law)
Caroline Bamberger Fuld (sister)
Moses Hutzler (grandfather)

Louis Bamberger (15 May 1855 – 11 March 1944) was a citizen of Newark, New Jersey, from the early 1900s until his death in 1944.[1][2] He and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld co-founded the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.[1][2] 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.[2]

  1. ^ a b "An Enlightened Life of Selling and Giving". Knowing Newark:Charles F. Cummings. July 16, 1998. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  2. ^ a b c Forgosh, Linda B. (2016-09-06). Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 9781611689822.

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