John D. MacArthur
E123757
John D. MacArthur was an American insurance magnate and philanthropist whose fortune funded the creation of the influential John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John D. MacArthur canonical | 6 |
| John Donald MacArthur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1009221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: John D. MacArthur Context triple: [John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, foundedBy, John D. MacArthur]
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J. Dallas Dort
J. Dallas Dort was an American automobile pioneer and industrialist best known as the co-founder of the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, a key precursor to General Motors.
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Robert Gordon Sproul
Robert Gordon Sproul was a prominent American educator who served as the long-time president of the University of California system in the mid-20th century.
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Robert F. Goheen
Robert F. Goheen was an American classicist and academic leader best known for serving as the transformative 16th president of Princeton University from 1957 to 1972.
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Carl F. H. Henry
Carl F. H. Henry was a prominent 20th-century American evangelical theologian and author who helped shape modern evangelical thought and was a founding figure of Christianity Today magazine.
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Charles G. Smith
Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John D. MacArthur Target entity description: John D. MacArthur was an American insurance magnate and philanthropist whose fortune funded the creation of the influential John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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A.
J. Dallas Dort
J. Dallas Dort was an American automobile pioneer and industrialist best known as the co-founder of the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, a key precursor to General Motors.
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B.
Robert Gordon Sproul
Robert Gordon Sproul was a prominent American educator who served as the long-time president of the University of California system in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Robert F. Goheen
Robert F. Goheen was an American classicist and academic leader best known for serving as the transformative 16th president of Princeton University from 1957 to 1972.
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D.
Carl F. H. Henry
Carl F. H. Henry was a prominent 20th-century American evangelical theologian and author who helped shape modern evangelical thought and was a founding figure of Christianity Today magazine.
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E.
Charles G. Smith
Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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human ⓘ insurance magnate ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| businessRegion |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-03-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-01-06 ⓘ |
| developed | communities in Palm Beach County, Florida ⓘ |
| employer | Bankers Life and Casualty Company ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish American ⓘ |
| familyName | MacArthur ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
insurance
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real estate investment ⓘ |
| fullName |
John D. MacArthur
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
John Donald MacArthur
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| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasHonor | MacArthur Foundation named in his honor ⓘ |
| influenced | creation of the MacArthur Fellows Program ⓘ |
| knownFor | frugal personal lifestyle despite great wealth ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | major American philanthropic foundation ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ⓘ |
| netWorthAtDeath | approximately 1 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building a large fortune in the insurance industry
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posthumous funding of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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insurance executive ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| owned | extensive real estate holdings in Florida ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
arts and culture
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education ⓘ public policy ⓘ science and research ⓘ |
| philanthropicMethod | posthumous bequest through his estate ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittston
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surface form:
Pittston, Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath |
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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surface form:
Palm Beach, Florida
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| positionHeld | owner of Bankers Life and Casualty Company ⓘ |
| relative | Catherine T. MacArthur ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Palm Beach County, Florida ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine T. MacArthur ⓘ |
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Subject: John D. MacArthur Description of subject: John D. MacArthur was an American insurance magnate and philanthropist whose fortune funded the creation of the influential John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Referenced by (7)
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