Seth Low Sr.

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Seth Low Sr. was a prominent 19th-century New York merchant and philanthropist whose legacy includes having Columbia University's Low Memorial Library named in his honor.

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Seth Low Sr. canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
merchant
philanthropist
university library building
activeIn 19th-century New York business community
child Seth Low
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup American of New England descent
familyName Low
fieldOfWork charitable giving
trade
givenName Seth
hasHeritage New England merchant family tradition
hasPart estate used to endow educational institutions
influenced philanthropic activities of his son Seth Low
knownFor 19th-century New York commerce
being namesake of Low Memorial Library at Columbia University
philanthropy in New York
legacy Low Memorial Library at Columbia University named in his honor
location Morningside Heights
surface form: Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City
namedAfter Seth Low Sr. self-linksurface differs
notableRelative Seth Low
notableWork philanthropic support for Columbia University
occupation merchant
philanthropist
partOf Columbia University
placeOfDeath Brooklyn
surface form: Brooklyn, New York
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Brooklyn
surface form: Brooklyn, New York

New York City
sexOrGender male

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Low Memorial Library namedAfter Seth Low Sr.
Low Memorial Library commissionedBy Seth Low Sr.
this entity surface form: Seth Low
Low family member Seth Low Sr.
this entity surface form: Seth Low
Columbia University Low Memorial Library namedAfter Seth Low Sr.
this entity surface form: Seth Low
Seth Low Sr. namedAfter Seth Low Sr. self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Low Memorial Library
Abiel Abbot Low parent Seth Low Sr.