Humphrey Chetham

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Humphrey Chetham was a 17th-century English merchant and philanthropist best known for founding Chetham's Hospital and Library in Manchester.

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instanceOf human
merchant
associatedWith Chetham's Hospital and Library, Manchester NERFINISHED
birthPlace Crumpsall NERFINISHED
near Manchester
burialPlace Manchester Cathedral NERFINISHED
businessActivity cloth trade
fustian trade
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
declinedPosition knighthood
educatedAt Manchester Grammar School NERFINISHED
era 17th century
father Henry Chetham NERFINISHED
founded Chetham's Hospital NERFINISHED
Chetham's Library NERFINISHED
hasPartInWill endowment for a boys' hospital
endowment for a public library
heritageDesignationOfFoundation oldest public library in the English-speaking world
knownFor establishing a free public library
supporting education for poor boys
legacy Chetham's School of Music NERFINISHED
libraryCollectionFocus classics
history
theology
mother Jane Wroe NERFINISHED
movement English philanthropy
notableFor founding Chetham's Hospital
founding Chetham's Library
philanthropy in Manchester
occupation merchant
philanthropist
philanthropicFocus education
poor relief
placeOfActivity Manchester NERFINISHED
positionHeld High Sheriff of Lancashire NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Church of England
Protestantism
residence Clayton Hall NERFINISHED
Manchester NERFINISHED
Turton Tower NERFINISHED
sibling George Chetham NERFINISHED

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Chetham's School of Music namedAfter Humphrey Chetham