Titanic victim Harry Elkins Widener

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Harry Elkins Widener was a wealthy American book collector and bibliophile who perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.

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instanceOf Titanic victim ⓘ
bibliophile ⓘ
human ⓘ
ageAtDeath 27 ⓘ
burialPlace no body recovered ⓘ
causeOfDeath sinking of RMS Titanic ⓘ
linked to: RMS Titanic
commemoratedBy Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1885-01-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1912-04-15 ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard College ⓘ
linked to: Harvard University

Harvard University ⓘ
embarkedOn RMS Titanic at Cherbourg, France ⓘ
era Gilded Age / early 20th century United States ⓘ
familyName Widener ⓘ
fieldOfWork bibliophilia ⓘ
book collecting ⓘ
fullName Harry Elkins Widener ⓘ
givenName Harry ⓘ
hasCollectionIn Widener Library, Harvard University ⓘ
heritage wealthy American family ⓘ
inspired creation of Widener Library at Harvard University ⓘ
knownFor having a major collection of rare books at a young age ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath drowning ⓘ
memberOf Harvard College class of 1907 ⓘ
notableCollectionItem rare first editions ⓘ
works by Charles Dickens ⓘ
notableFor collecting rare books ⓘ
dying in the sinking of RMS Titanic ⓘ
notableWork collection of rare books and manuscripts ⓘ
occupation bibliophile ⓘ
book collector ⓘ
parent Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
George Dunton Widener ⓘ
passengerOn RMS Titanic ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic
relative Peter A. B. Widener ⓘ
religion Episcopalian ⓘ
residence Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
sexOrGender male ⓘ
shipClass RMS Titanic first-class passenger ⓘ
sibling Eleanor Widener Dixon ⓘ
George D. Widener Jr. ⓘ
travelCompanion Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
George Dunton Widener ⓘ

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