Sir William Fettes
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Sir William Fettes was a 19th-century Scottish merchant and philanthropist whose wealth and bequest led to the creation of the prestigious Fettes College in Edinburgh.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir William Fettes canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish merchant
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| citizenOf | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1750 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1836 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Scottish biographical records ⓘ |
| educatedAt | High School of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endowed | educational trust in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
charitable giving
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ |
| hasCause | wealth from mercantile trade ⓘ |
| hasHonor | baronetcy ⓘ |
| hasPart | philanthropic bequest for education ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scottish ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | establishment of Fettes College ⓘ |
| knownFor | founding bequest for Fettes College ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy | Fettes College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Scots English ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baronet of Whamphray ⓘ |
| notableWork | endowment for Fettes College ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century Scottish society ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Provost of Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | creation of trust that funded Fettes College ⓘ |
| title | baronet ⓘ |
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