George Washington Vanderbilt II

E31113

George Washington Vanderbilt II was an American art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family best known for building the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf art collector
human
member of the Vanderbilt family
philanthropist
burialPlace Vanderbilt Family Mausoleum, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York
causeOfDeath complications from appendectomy
child Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1862-11-14
dateOfDeath 1914-03-06
educatedAt Columbia University
familyName Vanderbilt
father William Henry Vanderbilt
fieldOfWork arts patronage
conservation
land development
fullName George Washington Vanderbilt II
givenName George
heritage Dutch-American
knownFor building the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina
collecting art and rare books
memberOf Vanderbilt family
mother Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt
notableProject development of Biltmore Forest
scientific forestry at Biltmore Estate
notableWork Biltmore Estate
Biltmore House
occupation art collector
bibliophile
owned Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Village
placeOfBirth New Dorp, Staten Island, New York
New York City
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
religion Episcopalian
residence Asheville, North Carolina
Biltmore Estate
New York City
sexOrGender male
sibling Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Emily Thorn Vanderbilt
Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly
Frederick William Vanderbilt
Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard
William Kissam Vanderbilt
socialClass American upper class
spouse Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
workedWith Frederick Law Olmsted
Richard Morris Hunt


Please wait…