Guggenheim
pronunciation
How to pronounce Guggenheim in British English:
UK [ˈgʊgənˌhaɪm]
How to pronounce Guggenheim in American English:
US [ˈgugənˌhaɪm]
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- Noun:
- United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundation to support the arts (1861-1949)
- United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905)
Word Origin
- Guggenheim (n.)
- grant for advanced study, from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, established 1925 by U.S. Sen. Simon Guggenheim (1867-1941) in memory of his son, who died young. The senator's brother was an arts patron who founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1937, which grew into the Guggenheim Museum of modern art. The surname is German, said to mean literally "swamp hamlet" or "cuckoo hamlet."
Example
- 1. But visitors head for the guggenheim before guernica .
- 2. Pippi , the guggenheim was a fiasco .
- 3. Recent projects include the grand palais , paris and guggenheim bilbao .
- 4. He left guggenheim last november , regulatory records show .
- 5. I thank the john simon guggenheim foundation for a fellowship during which this work was begun but not , alas , completed .