Eleanor Elkins Widener

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human philanthropist socialite

Eleanor Elkins Widener was an American socialite and philanthropist best known for funding Harvard University's Widener Library in memory of her son who died in the Titanic disaster.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eleanor Elkins Widener canonical 11
Eleanor Widener Dixon 4
Sarah Fulmer Widener 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
socialite ⓘ
associatedWith Elkins family ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ
Widener family ⓘ
associatedWithEvent RMS Titanic ⓘ
surface form: sinking of the RMS Titanic
burialPlace Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia ⓘ
causeOfNotability major benefactor of Harvard University ⓘ
child Eleanor Elkins Widener self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eleanor Widener Dixon

George Dunton Widener ⓘ
surface form: George D. Widener Jr.

Harry Elkins Widener ⓘ
commemorates Harry Elkins Widener ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt private tutors ⓘ
familyName Elkins ⓘ
Widener University ⓘ
surface form: Widener
givenName Eleanor ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf American high society ⓘ
name Eleanor Elkins Widener self-link ⓘ
notableFor funding Widener Library at Harvard University ⓘ
philanthropy in memory of her son who died in the Titanic disaster ⓘ
notableWork endowment of Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University ⓘ
occupation philanthropist ⓘ
socialite ⓘ
philanthropicFocus education ⓘ
libraries ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
relative Peter Arrell Browne Widener ⓘ
surface form: Peter A. B. Widener
religion Episcopalian ⓘ
residence Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ
surface form: Palm Beach, Florida

Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
sexOrGender female ⓘ
socialClass upper class ⓘ
spouse Alexander Hamilton Rice Jr. ⓘ
George Dunton Widener ⓘ
wealthOrigin Elkins family fortune ⓘ
Widener family fortune ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Widener Library → donatedBy → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
Harry Elkins Widener → hasRelative → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
Harry Elkins Widener → mother → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
Eleanor Elkins Widener → name → Eleanor Elkins Widener self-link ⓘ
Eleanor Elkins Widener → child → Eleanor Elkins Widener self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eleanor Widener Dixon
Harry → mother → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
subject surface form: Harry Elkins Widener
Harry → sibling → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
subject surface form: Harry Elkins Widener
this entity surface form: Eleanor Widener Dixon
George Dunton Widener → spouse → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
George Dunton Widener → child → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eleanor Widener Dixon
George Dunton Widener → travelCompanion → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library → patron → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
Widener family → hasNotableMember → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eleanor Widener Dixon
Peter Arrell Browne Widener → mother → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sarah Fulmer Widener
Elkins → hasNotableMember → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
subject surface form: Elkins family
Elkins → hasNotableBearer → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ
Alexander Hamilton Rice Jr. → spouse → Eleanor Elkins Widener ⓘ