Edward Cecil Guinness
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Edward Cecil Guinness was a prominent Irish brewer and philanthropist from the Guinness family, best known for expanding the Guinness brewery and for his extensive charitable donations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Cecil Guinness canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Edward Cecil Guinness Context triple: [Iveagh Bequest, hasDonor, Edward Cecil Guinness]
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Baron Walter Rothschild
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Henry Crown
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John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute was a wealthy 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist best known for transforming Cardiff through extensive architectural patronage and development, including major works on Cardiff Castle.
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John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, was a British Conservative politician and newspaper proprietor of the wealthy Anglo-American Astor family who was elevated to the peerage in the early 20th century.
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Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, was a prominent 17th-century English naval commander and statesman who played a key role in the early Restoration navy under Charles II.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Cecil Guinness Target entity description: Edward Cecil Guinness was a prominent Irish brewer and philanthropist from the Guinness family, best known for expanding the Guinness brewery and for his extensive charitable donations.
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A.
Baron Walter Rothschild
Baron Walter Rothschild was a British banker, zoologist, and politician who played a key role in early Zionist history as the recipient of the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
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B.
Henry Crown
Henry Crown was a prominent American industrialist and philanthropist best known for building Material Service Corporation and his major ownership stake in General Dynamics.
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C.
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute was a wealthy 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist best known for transforming Cardiff through extensive architectural patronage and development, including major works on Cardiff Castle.
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D.
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, was a British Conservative politician and newspaper proprietor of the wealthy Anglo-American Astor family who was elevated to the peerage in the early 20th century.
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E.
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, was a prominent 17th-century English naval commander and statesman who played a key role in the early Restoration navy under Charles II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish peer
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brewer ⓘ businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
St. James’s Gate Brewery
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surface form:
St. James's Gate Brewery
|
| birthCountry | Ireland ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1847-11-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dublin ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Elveden Hall
ⓘ
surface form:
Elveden, Suffolk
|
| child |
Arthur Ernest Guinness
ⓘ
Rupert Guinness ⓘ Walter Edward Guinness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1927-10-07 ⓘ |
| elevatedToPeerage |
Peerage of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom peerage
|
| employer | Arthur Guinness & Son ⓘ |
| familyName | Guinness ⓘ |
| founded | Guinness Trust ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Cecil Guinness self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| industry | brewing industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding Guinness brewery production and exports
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large-scale philanthropy in Ireland and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memberOf | Guinness family ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Iveagh
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Earl of Iveagh ⓘ Viscount Iveagh ⓘ |
| notableDonation |
endowments for university education
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funding for medical research and hospitals ⓘ |
| notableProject | Guinness Trust for housing the poor ⓘ |
| notableWork | expansion of the Guinness brewery at St. James's Gate ⓘ |
| occupation |
brewer
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business executive ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole | member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
education
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housing for the poor ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Guinness brewery
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head of Guinness brewery ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Dublin
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| spouse | Adelaide Guinness ⓘ |
| title | 1st Earl of Iveagh ⓘ |
| wealthSource | Guinness brewery profits ⓘ |
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Subject: Edward Cecil Guinness Description of subject: Edward Cecil Guinness was a prominent Irish brewer and philanthropist from the Guinness family, best known for expanding the Guinness brewery and for his extensive charitable donations.
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