Widener family
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The Widener family is a prominent American family known for its immense Gilded Age fortune, major role in railroads and real estate, and extensive philanthropic contributions to institutions such as libraries, museums, and universities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Widener family canonical | 11 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
business family ⓘ philanthropic family ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfActivity |
art collecting
ⓘ
public philanthropy ⓘ railroads ⓘ real estate ⓘ street railways ⓘ thoroughbred horse racing ⓘ |
| hasAncestralHome |
Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Lynnewood Hall
Miramar (Palm Beach estate) ⓘ |
| hasFamilyCemetery |
St. Paul’s Episcopal Churchyard, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Paul’s Episcopal Churchyard, Elkins Park
|
| hasNotableMember |
Eleanor Elkins Widener
ⓘ
surface form:
Eleanor Widener Dixon
George Dunton Widener ⓘ
surface form:
George D. Widener
Harry Elkins Widener ⓘ Joseph E. Widener ⓘ Peter Arrell Browne Widener ⓘ
surface form:
Peter A. B. Widener
|
| hasPhilanthropicFocus |
cultural institutions
ⓘ
education ⓘ fine arts ⓘ libraries ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
development of streetcar systems in Chicago
ⓘ
development of streetcar systems in New York ⓘ development of streetcar systems in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Harvard Library
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surface form:
Widener Library at Harvard University
Widener Memorial Library endowment ⓘ art collections donated to museums ⓘ support of higher education ⓘ support of libraries ⓘ support of museums ⓘ |
| memberOf | American upper class elite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Gilded Age fortune
ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ railroad investments ⓘ real estate investments ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Library
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surface form:
Free Library of Philadelphia
Harvard University ⓘ National Gallery of Art ⓘ Philadelphia Museum of Art ⓘ Widener University ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
New York City
ⓘ
Palm Beach ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| wealthOrigin |
meatpacking investments
ⓘ
railroad securities ⓘ traction companies ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Whitemarsh Hall
subject surface form:
Whitemarsh Hall
subject surface form:
Lynnewood Hall