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Henry Clay Folger

American Shakespeare collector, philanthropist, and co-founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library · United States · On the map · Founders · Lived 1857 to 1930 · aged 72

Henry Clay Folger Jr. was an American businessman who was president and later chairman of Standard Oil of New York, a collector of Shakespeareana, and co-founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library alongside his wife Emily Jordan Folger.

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Lived 1857 to 1930 · aged 72