Elkan Naumburg
Elkan Naumburg | |
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| Born | Elkan Naumburg 1835 Treuchtlingen, Bavaria |
| Died | 1924 (age 89) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Banker Philanthropist Musicologist |
| Children | Walter Wehle Naumburg George Washington Naumburg |
| Family | William Gabriel Tachau (nephew) Elsie Margaret Binger Naumburg (daughter-in-law) |
Elkan Naumburg (1835–1924) was a New York City merchant, banker, philanthropist and musicologist, best remembered for his sponsorship of the arts in Manhattan. From the last quarter of the nineteenth century, he used his wealth to promote public interest in symphonic and "semi-classical" music by helping to form and establish the Oratorio Society of New York and funding construction of the Naumburg Bandshell, which honors his name, on the Concert Ground of the Central Park Mall.