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Edgar B. Stern
Businessperson and civic leader (1886–1959)
Edgar Bloom Stern Sr. (1886–1959) was an American leader in civic, racial, business and governmental affairs for the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] He was successful at an early age in the cotton business in New Orleans, later diversifying into other businesses.
Stern was an organizer of Dillard University, Flint Goodridge Hospital, and the Bureau for Governmental Research.
Edgar stern biography
Stern's family home, Longue Vue House and Gardens, is now a museum open to the public.[1]
Early life and education
Edgar Stern was born in 1886 in New Orleans as the second son of Maurice Stern and Hannah Bloom Stern.[2] His family was Jewish.[3] Maurice had immigrated to New Orleans from Germany in 1871, beginning employment with cotton factors in the city.
Maurice Stern succeeded in the cotton trade, and by 1883 his firm of employment bore his name, Lehman, Stern and Company. Maurice married Hannah B