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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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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Fettes College foundedBy Sir William Fettes
Fettes College namedAfter Sir William Fettes