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Joseph Spiegel
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Joseph Spiegel

American businessman (1840–1918)

Joseph Spiegel (1840 – September 13, 1918) was the founder of the Spiegel catalog, a Civil War veteran, the younger brother of Union Army Colonel Marcus M. Spiegel, and patriarch of the Spiegel family.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Joseph Spiegel (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1840, died Sep 13, 1918.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: businessperson.4

Personal life

  • Born1840, Worms5
  • DiedSep 13, 1918, Michael Reese Hospital6 7

Spiegel married Mathilde Liebenstein, the niece of his business partner, Henry Liebenstein. They had three sons, Modie Spiegel (b. 1871), Sidney Spiegel (b. 1872), and Arthur Spiegel (b. 1884), and three daughters. His son Sidney married the model Fay Lanphier. His grandson, Sidney M. Spiegel Jr. co-founded the Essaness Theatres chain with Edwin Silverman in 1929. One great-grandson, Paul Cowan, was a journalist, and another great-grandson, Geoffrey Cowan, is an academic and writer.

Joseph Spiegel died at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago on September 13, 1918, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery.

From Wikipedia’s article on Joseph Spiegel (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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