William Marsh Rice

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businessperson human philanthropist

William Marsh Rice was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose fortune endowed and led to the creation of Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Aliases (1)

estate of William Marsh Rice ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson → human → philanthropist →
alsoKnownAs	William M. Rice →
birthDate	1816-03-14 →
birthPlace	Springfield, Massachusetts, United States →
causeOfDeath	homicide → poisoning →
commemoratedBy	Rice University traditions bearing his name → statues on the campus of Rice University →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1900-09-23 →
deathPlace	New York City, New York, United States →
era	19th century →
ethnicGroup	White American →
familyName	Rice →
fieldOfActivity	commerce → railroads → real estate →
founded	William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art →
givenName	William →
hasHonorificNameIn	Rice University →
influenced	development of higher education in Houston, Texas →
legacy	major benefactor of higher education in Texas →
legalCase	murder of William Marsh Rice →
livedIn	Louisiana, United States → New York, United States → Texas, United States →
mannerOfDeath	murder →
middleName	Marsh →
name	William Marsh Rice →
notableFor	endowing the creation of Rice University →
occupation	businessperson → philanthropist →
philanthropicBeneficiary	Rice University →
placeOfBurial	Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas, United States →
religion	Baptist →
residence	Houston, Texas, United States → New York City, New York, United States → Springfield, Massachusetts, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Julia Elizabeth Baldwin Rice → Margaret Bremond Rice →
wealthSource	mercantile business → railroad investments → real estate investments →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rice University → Rice University →	namedAfter
Rice University ("estate of William Marsh Rice") →	foundedBy
Rice University →	founder
Marsh →	isMiddleNameOf
William Marsh Rice →	name
Glenwood Cemetery →	notableBurial
Julia Elizabeth Baldwin Rice →	spouse