Edward Harkness

Edward Stephen Harkness (January 22, 1874 – January 29, 1940) was an American philanthropist.In 1918, Harkness was ranked the 6th-richest person in the United States by Forbes magazine's first "Rich List", behind John D. Rockefeller, Henry Clay Frick'>Henry Clay Frick, Andrew Carnegie, George Fisher Baker, and William Rockefeller.

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Edward Harkness
Birth dateJanuary 22, 1874
Birth place
Cleveland
Date of deathJanuary 29, 1940
Parents
Stephen V. Harkness
Relatives
Charles W. Harkness

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