Guggenheim n 1: United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949) [syn: {Guggenheim}, {Solomon Guggenheim}] 2: United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905) [syn: {Guggenheim}, {Meyer Guggenheim}]