George Gough Booth

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George Gough Booth was an American newspaper publisher and philanthropist best known for developing the Cranbrook Educational Community, including the renowned Cranbrook Academy of Art, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
newspaper publisher
philanthropist
associatedWith Bloomfield Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED
Cranbrook Educational Community
The Detroit News
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer The Detroit News
family Scripps family
fieldOfWork arts patronage
education
journalism
philanthropy
founded Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook Educational Community
Cranbrook House and Gardens
Cranbrook Institute of Science building
surface form: Cranbrook Institute of Science

Cranbrook Schools
surface form: Cranbrook School for Boys

Kingswood School for Girls
genreOfPhilanthropy architectural patronage
arts philanthropy
educational philanthropy
hasPartInLegacy Cranbrook Academy of Art
surface form: Cranbrook Academy of Art campus

Cranbrook House and Gardens
surface form: Cranbrook House and Gardens historic estate
notableFor development of Cranbrook Educational Community
patronage of the arts and architecture
philanthropy in education
notableWork Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook Educational Community
development of Cranbrook campus in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
occupation newspaper publisher
philanthropist
placeOfActivity Bloomfield Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED
Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
positionHeld publisher of The Detroit News
residence Cranbrook House and Gardens
surface form: Cranbrook House, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
spouse Ellen Scripps Booth
workLocation Bloomfield Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED
Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan

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Cranbrook Academy of Art foundedBy George Gough Booth
Cranbrook, Michigan foundedBy George Gough Booth