Isaac Jones Wistar
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Isaac Jones Wistar was an American lawyer, Civil War general, and philanthropist best known for founding the Wistar Institute, a leading biomedical research center.
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Union Army general
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human → lawyer → philanthropist → |
| conflict |
American Civil War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Haverford College
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| familyName |
Wistar
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| fieldOfWork |
law
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military affairs → philanthropy → |
| founded |
Wistar Institute
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| givenName |
Isaac
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| hasPartInHisName |
Jones
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| knownFor |
founding the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
Union Army
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| militaryBranch |
Union Army
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| notableFor |
establishing a biomedical research institute in Philadelphia
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service as a Union general in the American Civil War → |
| notableWork |
autobiographical writings
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founding of the Wistar Institute → |
| occupation |
lawyer
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military officer → philanthropist → |
| placeOfBirth |
Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath |
Pennsylvania
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| positionHeld |
brigadier general in the Union Army
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| residence |
Philadelphia
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| sexOrGender |
male
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Referenced by (2)
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American Cancer Society
("William H. Welch")
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Wistar Institute → |
foundedBy |