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Henry E. Huntington

American businessman (1850–1927)
Person human Q3132765

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
February 27, 1850, 1850[8]
Date of death
May 23, 1927, 1927[9]
Place of birth
Oneonta
Place of death
Philadelphia
Country of citizenship
United States[16]
Occupation
art collector, businessperson, entrepreneur
Father
Solon Huntington[11]
Spouse
Mary Alice Huntington, Arabella Huntington[12][13]
Child
Clara Leonora Huntington, Howard Edwards Huntington[14][15]
Work location
Los Angeles[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[29]
Different from
Henry Huntington[25]
End of work period
1927[27]
Family name
Huntington[20]
Given name
Henry[21]
Member of
Bibliographical Society[17]
Name in native language
Henry Edwards Huntington[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[28]
Place of burial
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens[10]
Residence
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens[19]
Start of work period
1870[26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000055391716
VIAF cluster ID
57417080
Library of Congress authority ID
n79142584
GND ID
119081717
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Henry E. Huntington.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1000842
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
928
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/61488
Bibale ID
29328
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11976403w
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11276678
DDB person (GND) ID
119081717
Show all 38 identifiers +26
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119081717
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Henry-E-Huntington
FAST ID
46969
Find a Grave memorial ID
6084
Freebase ID
/m/01mwh5
Geni.com profile ID
6000000003410801789
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Henry_Edwards_Huntington
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
26708
IdRef ID
027799530
NL CR AUT ID
js20070624001
NUKAT ID
n2016006410
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007452032505171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
14198337X
Obálky knih ID
js20070624001
Open Library ID
OL2619766A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095951310
RKDartists ID
469628
SNAC ARK ID
w63f506t
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
8621
Treccani ID
henry-edwards-huntington
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
henry-edwards-huntington
Union List of Artist Names ID
500435856
Wellcome Collection concept ID
qj2b8ca6
WikiTree person ID
Huntington-1304
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkD6q3by4fwxvJTymxkXd
Yale LUX ID
person/dc5ddeca-364d-47f0-9018-22ff414659ac

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🔗 Connections
Named after 2
Huntington Beach, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Occupation 2
businessperson, art collector
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Founded entities 1
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Given name 1
Henry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Oneonta
Place of burial 1
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Place of death 1
Philadelphia
Residence 1
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Arabella Huntington
Spouses 1
Arabella Huntington
Work location 1
Los Angeles
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Summary

Henry E. Huntington was born on February 27, 1850[1], in Oneonta[2]. He died on May 23, 1927[3], in Philadelphia[4]. He worked as an art collector[5], businessperson[6], and entrepreneur[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Henry E. Huntington include Huntington Beach[30], a city in the United States[31], in United States[32] and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens[33], an art museum[34], in United States[35], founded in 1919[36], headquartered in San Marino[37].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Huntington Beach[30], a city in the United States[31], in United States[32] and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens[33], an art museum[34], in United States[35], founded in 1919[36], headquartered in San Marino[37].

FAQs

Where was Henry E. Huntington born?

Henry E. Huntington was born in Oneonta[2].

Where did Henry E. Huntington die?

Henry E. Huntington died in Philadelphia[4].

Who were Henry E. Huntington's parents?

Henry E. Huntington's father was Solon Huntington[11].

Who was Henry E. Huntington married to?

Henry E. Huntington's spouses include Mary Alice Huntington[12] and Arabella Huntington[13].

What did Henry E. Huntington do for work?

Henry E. Huntington worked as an art collector[5], businessperson[6], and entrepreneur[7].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . research.frick.org. research.frick.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . maneyonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 21d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'sv']
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  2. 17w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Clara Leonora Huntington, Howard Edwards Huntington
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Oneonta
    Artist files at → Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Different from → Henry Huntington
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