Peder Sather

E19128

banker person philanthropist

Peder Sather was a 19th-century Norwegian-born American banker and philanthropist known for his significant financial support of the University of California, Berkeley.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	banker → person → philanthropist →
associatedWith	Norwegian-American philanthropy → University of California, Berkeley →
category	19th-century American businesspeople → 19th-century philanthropists → American bankers → American philanthropists → Norwegian emigrants to the United States →
commemoratedBy	Sather Gate → Sather Professorships at the University of California, Berkeley → Sather Tower →
countryOfCitizenship	Norway → United States of America →
employer	American banking sector →
ethnicGroup	Norwegian →
familyName	Sather →
fieldOfWork	banking → philanthropy →
givenName	Peder →
hasHonor	campus landmarks named after him at UC Berkeley →
hasPart	bequests to educational institutions →
influenced	growth of the University of California, Berkeley →
knownFor	supporting the early development of the University of California →
languageSpoken	English → Norwegian →
migration	emigrated from Norway to the United States →
movement	Norwegian-American community in California →
name	Peder Sather →
nativeLanguage	Norwegian →
notableFor	financial support of the University of California, Berkeley → philanthropy in higher education →
notableWork	endowments to the University of California, Berkeley →
occupation	banker → philanthropist →
placeOfBirth	Norway →
placeOfDeath	United States of America →
religion	Protestantism →
residence	California → San Francisco →
sexOrGender	male →
socialRole	benefactor of higher education →
timePeriod	19th century →
workLocation	San Francisco →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Campanile → Sather Gate → Sather Tower →	namedAfter
Peder Sather →	name