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Joseph Wharton (March 3, 1826 – January 11, 1909) was an American industrialist. He was involved in mining, manufacturing and education. He founded the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, co-founded the Bethlehem Steel company, and was one of the founders of Swarthmore College .
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The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania was a remarkable innovation when Joseph Wharton, a self-educated 19th-century industrialist, first proposed its establishment more than 135 years ago. Wharton believed the role of business was to advance society as a whole, creating new wealth and economic opportunity for all people.
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Abstract: Born in 1826, Joseph Wharton was a prominent Pennsylvanian who presided over some of the most astute educational, industrial, and economic institutions the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has ever seen. Wharton was once the largest stockholder of Bethlehem Steel. Wharton died in 1909, but his name and legacy live on today as the namesake ...
The painting pictured here is titled “Young Joseph Wharton With Anvil Before the Early Wharton Family Lead and White Zinc Manufacturing Company, 1846.”. The collection was created by artist David Brewster, GFA’88. His contemporary technique and bold use of color provides an intriguing contrast with the historical nature of his subjects ...
Joseph Wharton (March 3, 1826 – January 11, 1909) was an American industrialist. He was involved in mining, manufacturing and education. He founded the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, co-founded the Bethlehem Steel company, and was one of the founders of Swarthmore College. Joseph Wharton. Wharton in 1902.
Jan 19, 2012 · Founded with a $100,000 donation from industrialist Joseph Wharton, the school, known then as the Wharton School of Finance and Economy, was launched at a time when many people didn’t know the value of a business education. In the school’s first year, only 13 people enrolled in the program. In 1890, with the growing appeal of studying ...
Joseph Wharton first visited the then inactive Gap Mine in 1862. He acquired $1,000 worth of Gap mining stock and hired an experienced English Mine Captain, Charles Doble, to refurbish the mine. He acquired controlling interest in the property in January 1863. In May 1863, Joseph Wharton leased the Camden works, and in December, he sold and ...
