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Henry Osborne Havemeyer (October 18, 1847 – December 4, 1907) was an American industrialist, entrepreneur and sugar refiner who founded and became president of the American Sugar Refining Company in 1891.
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- December 4, 1907 (aged 60), Commack, New York, U.S.
- October 18, 1847, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
- Louisine W. Elder
23 mag 2018 · The dominant figure in the sugar-refining business of the late nineteenth century, Henry Osborne Havemeyer (1847-1907) controlled the so-called "Sugar Trust." He was also known for his extensive art collection, assembled with the help of his second wife.
A legendary assemblage, the Havemeyer collection is famous for its unparalleled groupings of works by Corot, Courbet, and Manet, its great Monets and Cézannes, and its many paintings, pastels, drawings, and bronzes by Degas.
Henry O. Havemeyer was a director of several refining, mining, rail, insurance, and banking companies during his lifetime, and was a member of social clubs in New York, Newport, Florida, and North Carolina; and two heritage societies, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the St. Nicholas Society.
Henry Osborne Havemeyer, or H.O. Havemeyer was a very successful businessman born to Frederick Christian and Sarah Louise Havemeyer in 1847. He was the younger brother of Theodore Havemeyer, and his partner in business.
26 mar 1993 · Mrs. Havemeyer was a remarkable character, an ardent feminist who would jazz up her speeches in behalf of the suffrage movement with a battery-powered model of the Mayflower that would...
