Fred Kavli
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Norwegian-American
businessperson
entrepreneur
human
non-profit organization
philanthropist
science prize
Fred Kavli was a Norwegian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for founding the Kavli Foundation and endowing major international prizes and scientific initiatives in fields such as neuroscience, astrophysics, and nanoscience.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian-American
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businessperson → entrepreneur → human → non-profit organization → philanthropist → science prize → |
| countryOfBirth | Norway → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Norway
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United States of America → |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-08-20 → |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-11-21 → |
| ethnicGroup | Norwegian → |
| familyName | Kavli → |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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business → nanoscience → neuroscience → philanthropy → science funding → science philanthropy → |
| founded |
Kavlico Corporation
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The Kavli Foundation → |
| foundedBy | Fred Kavli → |
| givenName | Fred → |
| hasAwardNamedAfter | Kavli Prize → |
| hasFoundation | The Kavli Foundation → |
| headquartersLocation |
Oxnard, California
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surface form: "Oxnard, California, United States"
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| knownFor |
Kavli Prize
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surface form: "Kavli Prize in Astrophysics"
Kavli Prize →
surface form: "Kavli Prize in Nanoscience"
Kavli Prize →
surface form: "Kavli Prize in Neuroscience"
major international scientific prizes → support of basic science → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Norwegian → |
| name | Fred Kavli → |
| namedAfter | Fred Kavli → |
| notableFor |
endowing the Kavli Prizes
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founding the Kavli Foundation → supporting astrophysics research → supporting nanoscience research → supporting neuroscience research → |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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philanthropist → |
| placeOfBirth | Eresfjord → |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California, United States → |
| residence |
California, United States
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United States of America → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "The Kavli Foundation"
subject surface form: "Kavli Prize"