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Charles Lewis Tiffany
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Charles Lewis Tiffany

American businessman and jeweller (1812–1902)

Charles Lewis Tiffany (February 15, 1812 – February 18, 1902) was an American businessman and jeweler who founded New York City's Tiffany & Co. in 1837.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Lewis Tiffany (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 15, 1812, died 1902.1

About

Known for his jewelry expertise, Tiffany created the country's first retail catalog and introduced the English standard of sterling silver in imported jewelry in 1851.

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Lewis Tiffany, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, merchant, jeweler.4

Personal life

  • BornFeb 15, 1812, Killingly5
  • Died1902, Yonkers6
  • CitizenshipUnited States7

On November 30, 1841, Tiffany married John B. Young's sister, Harriet Olivia Avery Young (1817–1897), with whom he had six children: Charles Lewis Tiffany Jr. (1842–1847), Annie Olivia Tiffany Mitchell (1844–1937; grandmother of Hiram Bingham IV through her daughter Alfreda Mitchell; she was the first wife of Hiram Bingham III, one of the first explorers to Machu Picchu, Peru), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), Louise Harriet Tiffany (1856–1937), Henry Charles Tiffany (1858–1859), and Burnett Young Tiffany (1860–1945).

Tiffany was a patron of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and one of the founders of the New York Society of Fine Arts.

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Lewis Tiffany (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

  • Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour8

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