Frederick T. Gates

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Frederick T. Gates was an American Baptist minister and influential philanthropic advisor to John D. Rockefeller who helped shape and direct major charitable initiatives in education, public health, and scientific research.

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instanceOf Baptist minister
advisor
human
philanthropist
birthDate 1853-07-02
birthPlace Maine, Broome County, New York, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1929-03-06
educatedAt Rochester Theological Seminary
University of Rochester
employer John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller family
era Gilded Age
Progressive Era
familyName Gates
fieldOfWork education
philanthropy
public health
scientific research funding
givenName Frederick
helpedFound General Education Board
Rockefeller University
surface form: Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research

Rockefeller Sanitary Commission
influenced Rockefeller Foundation philanthropic strategy
influencedBy Christian social gospel
surface form: Baptist social thought
knownFor promoting public health campaigns against hookworm in the United States
supporting expansion of higher education in the American South
memberOf General Education Board
name Frederick T. Gates self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frederick Taylor Gates
notableFor advising John D. Rockefeller on philanthropy
shaping modern large-scale philanthropy
transitioning from ministry to full-time philanthropic administration
notableWork development of Rockefeller philanthropic programs
numberOfChildren 9
occupation businessperson
clergyman
philanthropic advisor
placeOfDeath Phoenix, Arizona, United States
positionHeld chairman of the General Education Board
religion Baptist
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
spouse Emma Lucia Cahoon
workedOn coordination of Rockefeller charitable trusts
endowment strategies for American colleges and universities
funding of medical research institutions
wrote chapters and reports on Rockefeller philanthropy

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Rockefeller Foundation foundedBy Frederick T. Gates
Frederick T. Gates name Frederick T. Gates self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frederick Taylor Gates