Edward Harkness
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About
American philanthropist who inherited his fortune from his father.
Before Fame
He was a member of Yale's 1897 graduating class and also received an LL.D from Columbia Law School.
Trivia
He donated more money to charitable causes than philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
Family Life
He married Mary Stillman, a woman with close ties to the Rockefeller family.
Associated With
He and John D. Rockefeller were both well-known philanthropists.
