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'''Samuel Simeon Fels''' (born February 16, 1860 in [[Yanceyville, North Carolina]] - [[1950]]) was an American businessman and philanthropist. |
'''Samuel Simeon Fels''' (born February 16, 1860 in [[Yanceyville, North Carolina]] - [[1950]]) was an American businessman and philanthropist. |
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Early in Samuel's life his family relocated to [[Philadelphia]], where Samuel's older brother [[Joseph Fels]] founded a soap manufacturing company, Fels & Co. Samuel became the company's first president, a post which he held until his death. An active philanthropist, in 1936, Fels established the Samuel S. Fels Fund, which provides support to Philadelphia-area non-profits, even today. Fels also founded the University of Pennsylvania’s [[Fels Institute of Government]]. Fels is known for |
Early in Samuel's life his family relocated to [[Philadelphia]], where Samuel's older brother [[Joseph Fels]] founded a soap manufacturing company, Fels & Co. Samuel became the company's first president, a post which he held until his death. An active philanthropist, in 1936, Fels established the Samuel S. Fels Fund, which provides support to Philadelphia-area non-profits, even today. Fels also founded the University of Pennsylvania’s [[Fels Institute of Government]]. Fels is known for commissioning [[Samuel Barber]]'s Violin Concerto Op. 14 in 1939. |
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[[Image:Fels Institute of Government.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania]] |
[[Image:Fels Institute of Government.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania]] |
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Revision as of 18:37, 17 August 2011
Samuel Simeon Fels (born February 16, 1860 in Yanceyville, North Carolina - 1950) was an American businessman and philanthropist.
Early in Samuel's life his family relocated to Philadelphia, where Samuel's older brother Joseph Fels founded a soap manufacturing company, Fels & Co. Samuel became the company's first president, a post which he held until his death. An active philanthropist, in 1936, Fels established the Samuel S. Fels Fund, which provides support to Philadelphia-area non-profits, even today. Fels also founded the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government. Fels is known for commissioning Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto Op. 14 in 1939.
External links
- Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania
- The Fels Planetarium at The Franklin Institute
- The Samuel S. Fels Fund
- Fels Longitudinal Study
- Iso Briselli, the adopted son of Samuel S. Fels
- The Samuel Simeon Fels Papers, including correspondence, records and other materials, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
