Joseph E. Sheffield

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American philanthropist human railroad executive

Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American philanthropist → human → railroad executive →
burialPlace	Grove Street Cemetery →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1793-03-19 →
dateOfDeath	1882-02-17 →
donatedTo	Sheffield Scientific School → Yale University →
educatedAt	Yale University →
employer	Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad →
fieldOfActivity	higher education philanthropy → railroad industry →
gender	male →
hasNamesake	Sheffield Hall (Yale University) → Sheffield Scientific School →
knownFor	supporting scientific and engineering education at Yale → transforming Yale’s scientific curriculum through philanthropy →
memberOf	Yale University → surface form: "Yale University governing boards"
notableFor	endowment of the Sheffield Scientific School → major donations to Yale University →
occupation	businessperson → philanthropist → railroad executive →
placeOfBirth	Southport, Connecticut →
placeOfDeath	New Haven, Connecticut →
positionHeld	railroad president →
religion	Protestantism →
residence	New Haven, Connecticut → New York City →
spouse	Maria St. John Sheffield →

Referenced by (1)

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Sheffield Scientific School → namedAfter → Joseph E. Sheffield →