Randolph Guggenheimer

Randolph Guggenheimer (1907–1999) was a lawyer and philanthropist. Guggenheimer advocated for improved medical services for residents of Harlem from poor areas. In 1979, he and management consultant Eugene McCabe co-founded North General Hospital, a community hospital in Harlem. They opened the hospital in the building previously occupied by the Hospital for Joint Diseases after that hospital moved. Guggenheimer later served as chair of the Board of Directors of North General Hospital.

Guggenheimer was born to Charles S. Guggenheimer and Minna Guggenheimer in Manhattan on November 4, 1907. He graduated from Morristown School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Morristown, New Jersey in 1924. Guggenheimer then earned a bachelor's degree at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in 1928. After completing a law degree at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he joined Guggenheimer & Untermyer, the law firm founded by his grandfather.

In 1942, Guggenheimer joined the United States Army Air Forces. After receiving a commission as a first lieutenant, he served as an intelligence officer with the headquarters of the 63d Fighter Squadron. During World War II, Guggenheimer served as the executive officer of 402d Fighter Squadron with the Ninth Air Force.

In 1991, New York City Mayor David Dinkins honored Guggenheimer's work to ensure hospital services for residents of Harlem. Eight years later, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney recognized his work's impact during remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. During his advocacy career, Guggenheimer also received the United Hospital Fund's Distinguished Community Service Award.

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