Leon Levy
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Leon Levy was an American investor, philanthropist, and patron of the humanities known for his significant support of archaeology, the arts, and biographical scholarship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leon Levy canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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investor ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| coFounded | Oppenheimer & Co. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-04-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
The City College of New York
|
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
finance
ⓘ
humanities ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| founded |
OppenheimerFunds
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surface form:
Oppenheimer mutual funds
Leon Levy Foundation ⓘ
surface form:
The Leon Levy Foundation
|
| genreOfSupport |
endowments
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institutional funding ⓘ research grants ⓘ |
| hasNamedAfterHim |
Leon Levy Center for Biography
ⓘ
Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon ⓘ Leon Levy Foundation ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Shelby White ⓘ |
| notableFor |
charitable giving
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patronage of the humanities ⓘ support of archaeology ⓘ support of biographical scholarship ⓘ support of the arts ⓘ |
| notableProject | Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon ⓘ |
| notableWork | building Oppenheimer & Co. into a major investment firm ⓘ |
| occupation |
investor
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
archaeology
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arts and culture ⓘ biography and historical scholarship ⓘ humanities ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| supported |
New York art scene
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surface form:
New York cultural institutions
archaeological excavations in Israel ⓘ biographical research programs ⓘ classical archaeology ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.