William Wrigley Jr.
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William Wrigley Jr. was an American chewing gum industrialist and owner of the Chicago Cubs who built a business empire around Wrigley’s gum.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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chewing gum magnate → entrepreneur → human → industrialist → |
| birthDate | 1861-09-30 → |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States"
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| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States → |
| businessHeadquartersLocatedIn | Chicago, Illinois, United States → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| deathDate | 1932-01-26 → |
| deathPlace | Phoenix, Arizona, United States → |
| employer |
Wrigley Company
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surface form: "Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company"
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| familyName | Wrigley → |
| founded |
Wrigley Company
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surface form: "Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company"
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| fullName |
William Wrigley Jr.
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surface form: "William Mills Wrigley Jr."
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| givenName | William → |
| hasBrand |
Doublemint
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Juicy Fruit → Wrigley’s Spearmint → |
| hasRelative | Philip K. Wrigley → |
| industry |
chewing gum industry
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confectionery industry → |
| knownFor |
building a large sales and distribution network for gum
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innovative advertising and promotion of chewing gum → mass marketing of Wrigley’s Spearmint gum → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| movedTo | Chicago, Illinois, United States → |
| namesakeOf |
Wrigley Building
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Wrigley Field → |
| notableFor |
developing Wrigley’s chewing gum into a major brand
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ownership of the Chicago Cubs baseball team → |
| notableWork | development of Wrigley’s national advertising campaigns → |
| occupation |
businessperson
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company founder → industrialist → |
| owned |
Chicago Cubs
→
Santa Catalina Island Company → |
| parentOf | Philip K. Wrigley → |
| positionHeld |
owner of the Chicago Cubs
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president of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company → |
| religion | Quaker → |
| residence |
Catalina Island, California, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, United States → |
| significantEvent | acquired controlling interest in the Chicago Cubs → |
| sportOwnership | Major League Baseball team → |
| usedMarketingStrategy |
extensive outdoor and print advertising for gum
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premiums and giveaways to promote gum sales → |
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this entity surface form: "William Mills Wrigley Jr."