Milton S. Hershey
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Milton S. Hershey was an American chocolatier and philanthropist who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company and built the company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chocolatier
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human ⓘ |
| apprenticedAs | confectioner ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1857-09-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hershey Cemetery, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| created | planned industrial town for workers ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-10-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Hershey Chocolate Company
NERFINISHED
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Hershey Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Hershey, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancaster Caramel Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton Hershey School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Milton Snavely Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | confectionery ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania
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founding the Hershey Chocolate Company ⓘ mass-producing affordable milk chocolate in the United States ⓘ |
| legacy |
Hershey, Pennsylvania as a model company town
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Milton Hershey School endowment ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1915 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1898 ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Hershey’s milk chocolate bar ⓘ |
| occupation |
chocolatier
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entrepreneur ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| parent |
Fannie Snavely Hershey
NERFINISHED
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Henry Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philanthropyFocus |
education
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orphaned and underprivileged children ⓘ |
| religion | Mennonite background ⓘ |
| residence | Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldCompany | Lancaster Caramel Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Sweeney Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| townFeatures |
housing for workers
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parks ⓘ public transportation ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| usedProceedsFor | expansion of Hershey Chocolate Company ⓘ |
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