Cyrus H. K. Curtis
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis was an influential American publisher and philanthropist best known for building a magazine empire that included titles like The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyrus H. K. Curtis canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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media proprietor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Curtis Institute of Music ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1850-06-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Portland, Maine, United States ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
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surface form:
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| businessModel | mass-circulation magazines supported by advertising revenue ⓘ |
| child | Mary Louise Curtis Bok ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1933-06-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| donatedTo | music institutions in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| era |
Gilded Age
ⓘ
Progressive Era ⓘ |
| founded | Curtis Publishing Company ⓘ |
| fullName | Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Darius
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surface form:
Cyrus
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| hasNotableRelative | Mary Louise Curtis Bok ⓘ |
| industry |
magazine publishing
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newspaper publishing ⓘ |
| inspiredCreationOf | Curtis Institute of Music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing Ladies' Home Journal into a mass-circulation women's magazine
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transforming The Saturday Evening Post into a leading American magazine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
building one of the largest magazine circulations in the United States in the early 20th century
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pioneering large-scale national magazine advertising ⓘ |
| notableFor | building a major American magazine publishing empire ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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philanthropist ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| owned | Curtis Publishing Company ⓘ |
| parentOf | Mary Louise Curtis Bok ⓘ |
| philanthropyFocus |
civic causes in Philadelphia
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music education ⓘ |
| publisherOf |
Ladies’ Home Journal
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surface form:
Ladies' Home Journal
The Country Gentleman ⓘ The Philadelphia Inquirer ⓘ The Saturday Evening Post ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| spouse |
Kate Starr Kellogg Curtis
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Louise Knapp Curtis ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.