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Columbia Encyclopedia
Schiff, Jacob Henry, 1847-1920, American banker and philanthropist, b. Frankfurt, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1865 and became a partner in a brokerage house in New York City. At the age of 38 he was head of the banking house of Kuhn, Loeb and Company. Schiff became associated with E. H. Harriman in notable contests with the house of Morgan for control of Western railroads. His numerous philanthropies included the endowment of the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Montefiore Home, both in New York, and a museum at Harvard.
See biographies by C. Adler (1928) and N. W. Cohen (1999).
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Schiff is a German surname meaning "ship" and may refer to:
- Adam Schiff, American politician
- András Schiff, Hungarian pianist
- Don Schiff, composer, musician, most notable as NS/Stick, Chapman Stick and Electric bass player
- Dorothy Schiff, owner and publisher of the New York Post for nearly 40 years
- Heinrich Schiff, a noted Austrian cellist, much in demand as a soloist with the world's leading chamber ensembles and orchestras
- Hugo Schiff, German chemist who discovered Schiff base and Schiff test
- Irwin Schiff, prominent member of the United States group which refers to itself as the tax honesty movement
- Jacob Schiff, German banker, see also Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
- John M. Schiff, Boy Scouts of America
- Karenna Gore Schiff,
- Mark Schiff,
- Moritz Schiff, German biologist
- Nathan Schiff,
- Peter Schiff, an American stock broker, financial analyst, and author
- Richard Schiff,
- Mortimer L. Schiff, Boy Scouts of America, epynom of Schiff Scout Reservation
- Stacy Schiff,
- Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist
- The Schiff, a species of characters in the anime series Blood+
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