Charles H. Wacker
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Charles H. Wacker was a prominent Chicago businessman and civic leader who served as chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission and played a key role in the city’s early 20th-century urban development.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles H. Wacker canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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Chicagoan ⓘ businessperson ⓘ chairman ⓘ civic leader ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 20th-century Chicago civic affairs ⓘ |
| associatedWithInfrastructure | Wacker Drive, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Chicago River waterfront redevelopment ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1856-08-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Graceland Cemetery, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | Chicago Plan Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1929-10-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | educated in Chicago schools ⓘ |
| employer | Wacker and Birk Brewing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wacker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civic improvement
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urban development ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Henry Wacker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | urban planning promotion ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Wacker Drive named in his honor ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Commissioner of Public Works of Chicago ⓘ |
| industry | brewing industry ⓘ |
| influenced | urban planning in Chicago ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of the 1909 Plan of Chicago
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leadership in early 20th-century urban development of Chicago ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Chicago Plan Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | public education campaign for the Plan of Chicago ⓘ |
| notableRole | chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission ⓘ |
| notableWork | promotion of the Burnham Plan of Chicago ⓘ |
| occupation |
brewer
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businessman ⓘ civic leader ⓘ |
| parentalOrigin | son of German immigrants ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheran ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| supportedProject | implementation of the Burnham and Bennett Plan of Chicago ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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