New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
LOEB LEFT 100000
Public institutions and Wife
Chief BenefiCiarieS.
HARVARD TO GET 100000
Late Head of N. Y. u. Chemical
Department Ignores Brother
and Three Sisters.

The will Of Professor Morris Loeb. for
| many years head OF the chemical depart
ment Of New York University, which
was fled yesterday. leaves an estate Of
| more than 81 100000. practically all OF
which goes TO public institutions either
| by immediate gift or payable at the
death Of the testator's wife. Harvard
University will receive 100000 at the
death of Mrs. Loeb. the sum TO be de-
voted TO the advancement % physics
and chemistry. To the Solomon ana
Betty Loeb Memorial Home for Conyal-
escents the testator gives s25O,O
Professor Loeb. who died on October
s at Rumson, n. j.. was the son OF Solo
mon Loeb, one Of the founders OF the
banking firm OF Kuhn. Loeb g. Co lie
was known professionally throughout
the country. Mrs. Eda X. Loeb, OF NO.
273 Madison avenue. Professor Loeb
wife. receives outright s225,OO0 and the
income for life from the funds when
her husband leaves to- Harvard Univer-
Sly and the Home for Convalescents.
Mrs. Loeb also gets the life use Of the
family house in New York. the house II
siduary estate.
The testator says i'm making MS Ne
quest TO Harvard University that the
$500. 600 is to be used for the purpose
already mentioned lin other ways than
by the payment of fellowships. scholar-
ships or other direct emoluments to stu
dents
Professor Loeb leaves the income from
s25. 900 TO the American Chemist Society
to he devoted to a special fund for the
establishment OF a museum in connec-
ton with the Chemists Club OF New
York. the National Museum I'm Washing
ton or the American Museum Of Natural
History. The chief object of this fuhd
is to preserve the new substances dis
covered as the result OF chemical re-
search. The professor leaves his chem
ical library and scientific apparatus to
the Chemists Club.
To the Hebrew Technical Institute the
testator gives $4,000 outright and the
income from similar amount, which IL
10 be devoted TO a pension fund for It's
superannuated employees or widows and
orphans of teachers who have died In
the service OF the institution. The Jew
ish Publication Society Of America re-
ceives $4,000. the income to be used 10
prepare and publish scholarly work de-
voted 20 the interests Of Judaism.
The following Institutions receive
81 900 each Young Mems Hebrew AS
sociation. Young Women's Hebrew AS
ISOLATION. Hebrew Educational Society
Of Brooklyn, Hampton Industrial lnsu-
tute. United Hebrew Charities Of GIN
cinnati and the National Academy OF
Sciences. Washington.
The will Of Professor Loeb provides
that there shall be paid out Of his estate
his annual contribution 10 every char
liable Institution to which he contrib
uted during the year prior 10 his death.
The testator instructs his executors to
continue the pensions that he has been
paving throughout the lives OF the PEN
sioners, and asks that each servant VINO
was in his employ shall receive 500 Tor
every year of service.
The residuary estate IS left 10 Mrs.
Loeb. who is 10 have the income OF the
estate for life. Upon her death she Is to
have the disposal Of one-twelfth. The
remainder Is TO be divided among ten
institutions-the Smithsonian Insttu-
ton, American Museum Of Natural HIS
tory, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Inst-
tute Of Musical Art Cooper institute.
Hebrew Technical Institute, New YORK
Foundation, jewish Protectory. United
Hebrew Charities and Educational Ali
ance.
Professor Loeb made no provision for
his brother or for three sisters. as they
already have large estates OF their own.
He instructs them to select memorials
from his personal effects to the value OF
$500 He appoints as his executors his
wife, julius Goldman. John l.. Wilkie
and Felix NJ Warburg and Paul NJ. War
burg, members OF the firm OF Kuhn, !
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