Samuel Bronfman
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Samuel Bronfman was a Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist best known as the longtime head of the Seagram liquor empire and a leading figure in North American Jewish communal life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Bronfman canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| business | production and distribution of distilled spirits ⓘ |
| child |
Aileen Bronfman
ⓘ
Allan Bronfman ⓘ Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. ⓘ
surface form:
Edgar Miles Bronfman
Phyllis Bronfman ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| familyName | Bronfman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
liquor industry
ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ |
| founded |
Seagram Company Ltd.
ⓘ
surface form:
Seagram Company Limited
|
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | North American Jewish communal leadership ⓘ |
| industry | alcoholic beverages ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bronfman
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronfman family
|
| notableFor |
building Seagram into a major international liquor company
ⓘ
expansion of Seagram during Prohibition era in the United States ⓘ influence on North American liquor business regulation and distribution ⓘ leadership in Canadian Jewish Congress ⓘ leadership in North American Jewish communal life ⓘ major donations to cultural and educational institutions ⓘ support of Jewish charitable and communal organizations ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of Seagram Company Limited ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
distiller ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of Seagram liquor empire
ⓘ
president of Seagram Company Limited ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Canada
ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Allan Bronfman ⓘ |
| socialRole |
community leader
ⓘ
patron of the arts ⓘ |
| spouse | Saidye Rosner Bronfman ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Montreal
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.