# Mary Beecher Longyear

> Mary Beecher Longyear was an American philanthropist and wife of John Munro Longyear, a wealthy businessman. She funded the first King James Version of the Bible in Braille and was a patron of the arts, education and benevolent organizations. A student of Christian Science, in 1911, she began collecting documents and items related to the early development of the religion and later established the Longyear Museum to further this work.

*American philanthropist, Christian Science teacher and practitioner*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1851-12-21
- **Died:** 1931-03-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Mary Beecher Longyear was an American philanthropist and wife of John Munro Longyear, a wealthy businessman. She funded the first King James Version of the Bible in Braille and was a patron of the arts, education and benevolent organizations. A student of Christian Science, in 1911, she began collecting documents and items related to the early development of the religion and later established the Longyear Museum to further this work.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.0
- **Momentum:** 8.6

## Sources
- [Mary Beecher Longyear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Beecher_Longyear)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16029934)

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