Herman Adolph Flürscheim (August 1, 1851 – August 18, 1914) was a pioneer dry goods merchant and art collector.
[1] He was born in the Free City of Frankfurt on August 1, 1851.
Herman worked for Stern Brothers until 1901 when he partnered with Franklin Simon in Franklin Simon & Co. Herman's children include: Harry D. Flurscheim; Estelle Flurscheim, who married Otto Loeb; Agnes E. Flurscheim, and Helen I. Flurscheim, who married Ansel Straus.
He died in Manhattan, New York City on August 18, 1914, and his estate was worth over $1M (approximately $30,419,000 today).
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