Adolph Lewisohn

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Adolph Lewisohn was a German-born American copper magnate and philanthropist known for his major contributions to education, the arts, and public recreation in New York City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German-American
human
birthCountry Germany NERFINISHED
birthDate 1849-05-27
birthPlace Hamburg NERFINISHED
burialPlace United States of America NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1938-08-17
donatedTo Columbia University NERFINISHED
Jewish charitable organizations in New York City
New York Public Library NERFINISHED
employer Lewisohn Brothers NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Lewisohn NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork metallurgy
mining industry
philanthropy
givenName Adolph NERFINISHED
hasHonor Lewisohn Stadium NERFINISHED
knownFor early recognition of the value of copper investments
support of free or low-cost public concerts
languageSpoken English
German
LewisohnStadiumCity New York City NERFINISHED
LewisohnStadiumLocation City College of New York NERFINISHED
memberOf Lewisohn family NERFINISHED
movedTo New York City NERFINISHED
name Adolph Lewisohn NERFINISHED
namesakeOf Lewisohn Stadium NERFINISHED
notableFor investments in copper mining
philanthropic support of education in New York City
philanthropic support of public recreation in New York City
philanthropic support of the arts in New York City
notableResidence Manhattan NERFINISHED
occupation copper magnate
financier
philanthropist
philanthropyFocus higher education
music
public parks and recreation
religion Judaism
residence New York City
sibling Jesse Lewisohn NERFINISHED
Leonard Lewisohn NERFINISHED

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