Alfred Chester Beatty

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collector of manuscripts collector of rare books human mining magnate

Alfred Chester Beatty was an American-born mining magnate and renowned collector of manuscripts and rare books whose collections formed the basis of the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin.

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Alfred Chester Beatty canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collector of manuscripts ⓘ
collector of rare books ⓘ
human ⓘ
mining magnate ⓘ
awardReceived Freedom of the City of Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
birthCountry United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate 1875-02-07 ⓘ
birthPlace New York City ⓘ
burialPlace Glasnevin Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ
collectionContains Biblical papyri ⓘ
East Asian scrolls ⓘ
Islamic manuscripts ⓘ
rare printed books ⓘ
collectionHousedIn Chester Beatty Library NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1968-01-19 ⓘ
employer Guggenheim Exploration Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork manuscript collecting ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ
rare book collecting ⓘ
founded Chester Beatty Library NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Alfred ⓘ
honorificTitle Sir ⓘ
knownFor one of the greatest collectors of manuscripts of the 20th century ⓘ
laterNationality British ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
legacy major benefactor of Irish cultural life ⓘ
middleName Chester ⓘ
movedTo Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Alfred Chester Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor forming the core collection of the Chester Beatty Library ⓘ
occupation art collector ⓘ
businessman ⓘ
mining engineer ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld chairman of Selection Trust ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
residence Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Tangier NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Doris Louise Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Edith Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Chester Beatty Library (on the grounds) → namedAfter → Alfred Chester Beatty ⓘ
subject surface form: Chester Beatty Library
Chester Beatty Library (on the grounds) → founder → Alfred Chester Beatty ⓘ
subject surface form: Chester Beatty Library