American Shakespeare collector, philanthropist, and co-founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library
Henry Clay Folger
Born
Henry Clay Folger
(1857-06-18)18 June 1857
New York City
Died
11 June 1930(1930-06-11) (aged 72)
Brooklyn, New York
Education
Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn
Amherst College
Columbia Law School
Known for
Folger Shakespeare Library
Spouse(s)
Emily Jordan Folger (1885–1930; his death)
Parent(s)
Henry Clay Folger Sr. Eliza Jane Clark
Henry Clay Folger Jr. (June 18, 1857 – June 11, 1930) was president and later chairman of Standard Oil of New York, a collector of Shakespeareana, and founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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and Europe. The library was established by HenryClayFolger in association with his wife, Emily Jordan Folger. It opened in 1932, two years after his death...
Emily Jordan Folger (May 15, 1858 – February 21, 1936), was the wife of HenryClayFolger and the co-founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library. During...
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advisor for doctoral student Emily Jordan Folger who, with her husband HenryClayFolger, would co-found the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC...
original Shakespeare Garden was funded by a donation from HenryClayFolger, founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. The original garden...
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Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Rice University. William H. Pritchard, HenryClayFolger Professor of English, Amherst College. Daniel Gray Quillen, Member...
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