Marshall Field (businessman)
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Marshall Field was a prominent 19th-century American entrepreneur and founder of the influential Chicago-based department store chain Marshall Field & Company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marshall Field (businessman) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ |
| acquired | Palmer & Leiter (dry-goods business) in Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner |
Levi Z. Leiter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Potter Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child | Marshall Field Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1834-08-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1906-01-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | local schools in Conway, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| employer | Marshall Field & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Marshall Field & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Marshall Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
department stores
ⓘ
retail ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the modern department store in Chicago
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innovations in customer service and retailing ⓘ the principle "The customer is always right" NERFINISHED ⓘ the slogan "Give the lady what she wants" ⓘ |
| movedTo | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Gilded Age business ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Field Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| netWorthAtDeath | among the wealthiest Americans of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork | Marshall Field & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ retailer ⓘ |
| philanthropy |
funding for the Field Columbian Museum
ⓘ
major donations to the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Conway, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| relative | Marshall Field III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | rebuilt business after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Delia Spencer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nannie Douglas Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Cooley, Wadsworth & Co., Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dry-goods store in Pittsfield, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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