Sir Henry Tate

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Sir Henry Tate was a prominent 19th-century British sugar magnate and philanthropist best known for founding the Tate Gallery in London.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
human
industrialist
philanthropist
sugar magnate
birthDate 1819-03-11
birthPlace Chorley, Lancashire, England
burialPlace West Norwood Cemetery, London
businessPartner William Tate
causeOfDeath illness (unspecified)
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBaronetcy 1898
deathDate 1899-12-05
deathPlace Streatham, London, England
developed sugar cube production in Britain
donated art collection to the nation
funds for the construction of the Tate Gallery
employer Tate & Lyle
era Victorian era
founded Tate Gallery
Tate Institute, Streatham
hasMemorial statue at Tate Britain, London
honorificPrefix Sir
industry sugar industry
knownFor Tate Gallery
sugar refining business
livedIn Liverpool
Streatham NERFINISHED
name Henry Tate
nationality British
nobleTitle 1st Baronet
notableWork Founding of the Tate Gallery
numberOfChildren 10
occupation industrialist
philanthropist
sugar merchant
owned sugar refinery in Liverpool
philanthropicFocus art
education
libraries
religion Unitarianism
residence Streatham, London
spouse Jane Wignall
supported educational institutions in the United Kingdom
public libraries in the United Kingdom
title Baronet

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West Norwood Cemetery
West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Tate, 1st Baronet")
West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Tate, philanthropist")
West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Tate, sugar refiner")
West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Tate, British industrialist")
West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Tate, British philanthropist")
hasNotableBurial

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