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Herman Adolph Flürscheim (August 1, 1851 – August 18, 1914) was a pioneer dry goods merchant and art collector. He was one of the first merchants to move to Fifth Avenue.[1]
Herman Adolph Flurscheim | |
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Born | August 1, 1851 |
Died | August 18, 1914 63) | (aged
Occupation | Merchant |
Spouse | Bella Goldsmith (c1855-1910) |
Children |
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He was born in the Free City of Frankfurt on August 1, 1851.[1]
He came to the United States in 1875 or earlier.[1] He had a brother, Michael Flürscheim. Herman worked for Stern Brothers until 1901 when he partnered with Franklin Simon in Franklin Simon & Co. Herman's children include: Harry D. Flurscheim; Estelle Flurscheim, who married Otto Loeb; Agnes E. Flurscheim, and Helen I. Flurscheim, who married Ansel Straus.
He died in Manhattan, New York City on August 18, 1914, and his estate was worth over $1M (approximately $30,419,000 today).[2][3][4][1]
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