Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
James Lenox
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Related Questions
Read Next
Sydney Opera House, Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Why New York Is Called "The Big Apple" and How 8 Other Famous Cities Got Their Nicknames
The Fortune-Teller, oil on canvas by Georges de La Tour, probably the 1630s; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. (101.9 x 123.5 cm.) (The Fortune Teller)
10 Paintings You Should See at the Met in New York City
Piles of books.
Pro and Con: Banned Books
New York city skyline aerial with the Empire State Building, New York City, New York.
13 Iconic Buildings to Visit in New York City
Discover
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Super Typhoon Noru over the western tropical Pacific Ocean as observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA Aqua satellite July 31 2017
What Is the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super Typhoon?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway
Flags That Look Alike

James Lenox: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/James-Lenox
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born August 19, 1800 • New York City • New York
Died February 17, 1880 (aged 79) • New York City • New York
Widener, Peter A.B.
Peter A.B. Widener
American businessman and philanthropist
Berthold Laufer
American anthropologist
Crerar, engraving
John Crerar
American industrialist
Novikov, Nikolay Ivanovich
Nikolay Ivanovich Novikov
Russian writer
Charles Horace Mayo
American physician
William Worrall Mayo
American physician
William James Mayo
American physician
Eleanor Belmont
American actress and philanthropist
James Hadley Billington
American librarian
MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott
American philanthropist and novelist
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
American industrialist and philanthropist
Hillary Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
American author, educator, and philanthropist
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
American financier
H.H. Richardson
American architect
Bill Gates
Bill Gates
American computer programmer, businessman, and philanthropist
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
American industrialist
Sanford I. Weill
American financier and philanthropist
Walker, Madam C.J.
Madam C.J. Walker
American businesswoman and philanthropist
A pioneering librarian
Belle da Costa Greene
American librarian and bibliographer
du Pont, John; Schultz, Dave
John du Pont
American philanthropist