Andrew Usher
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Andrew Usher was a prominent 19th-century Scottish whisky distiller and philanthropist whose contributions to Edinburgh’s cultural life led to major landmarks being named in his honor.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson from Scotland
ⓘ
person ⓘ whisky distiller ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | public life in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBusiness | Usher family whisky enterprise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
distilling
ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Edinburgh landmarks named after him ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | development of Scottish whisky industry ⓘ |
| industry | whisky ⓘ |
| influenced | Edinburgh cultural institutions ⓘ |
| knownAs | Andrew Usher Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Edinburgh’s cultural life
ⓘ
philanthropy in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| occupation |
philanthropist
ⓘ
whisky distiller ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
civic projects
ⓘ
culture ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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