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Eleanor Elkins Widener

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Gender Female
Death87 years ago
Date of birth September 21,1861
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States
Date of died July 13,1937
DiedParis
France
Parents William Lukens Elkins
Spouse Alexander H. Rice Jr.
George Dunton Widener
Children Harry Elkins Widener
George D. Widener, Jr.
Eleanor Widener Dixon
Place of burialLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandchildren Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr.
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Eleanor Elkins Widener was an American heiress, socialite, philanthropist, and adventuress best remembered for her donation to Harvard University of the Widener Library‍—‌a memorial to her elder son Harry Elkins Widener, who perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

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