- Born
- September 24, 1725
- Died
- January 23, 1803 (aged 77)
- Known as
- entrepreneur, philanthropist
Arthur Guinness was an Irish brewer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The inventor of Guinness stout, he founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759.
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