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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