| Full Name |
Marjorie Merriweather Post |
| Date of Birth |
15 March 1887 |
| Place of Birth |
Springfield, Illinois, USA |
| Date of Death |
12 September 1973 |
| Place of Death |
Washington, D.C., USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
American / United States |
| Education |
Mount Vernon Seminary and College |
| Profession |
Businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist, art collector |
| Years of Activity |
1914-1973 |
| Brief Information |
Marjorie Merriweather Post was an American businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist, and art collector. She was the only child of C. W. Post, founder of Postum Cereal Company, and inherited his fortune at age 27, becoming the wealthiest woman in the United States. Post notably funded the construction of the hospital ship USS Sea Cloud during World War II and assembled an extensive collection of Russian imperial art and French 18th-century decorative art. |