Ferdinand Peck
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Ferdinand Peck was a prominent Chicago businessman and philanthropist best known for promoting and financing the city’s Auditorium Building as a grand civic and cultural center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ferdinand Peck canonical | 4 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessman
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human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| architecturalProjectPromoted | Auditorium Building ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Auditorium Building ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Auditorium Building (Chicago)
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surface form:
Auditorium Association of Chicago
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| businessActivity |
investment
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real estate ⓘ |
| civicContribution |
development of Chicago as a cultural center
ⓘ
support for public access to the performing arts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| familyName | Peck ⓘ |
| givenName | Ferdinand ⓘ |
| goal |
create a democratic cultural institution in Chicago
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provide high-quality culture at low prices to the public ⓘ |
| knownFor | creating a grand civic and cultural center in Chicago ⓘ |
| name | Ferdinand Peck self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
financing of the Auditorium Building in Chicago
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promotion of the Auditorium Building in Chicago ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
arts
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civic improvement ⓘ culture ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Chicago ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Auditorium Association of Chicago
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founder of the Auditorium Association of Chicago ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago ⓘ |
| role | civic leader in Chicago ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.