Horace Brinsmade Silliman
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Horace Brinsmade Silliman was an American philanthropist and businessman best known for endowing the institution in the Philippines that became Silliman University.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessman
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| alumniOf | Union College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
NERFINISHED
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Silliman University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Union College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Silliman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
commerce
ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ |
| givenName | Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
promotion of Christian education
ⓘ
support of foreign missions ⓘ support of higher education in the Philippines ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Silliman University named in his honor ⓘ |
| hasMannerOfActivity |
educational endowment
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philanthropic giving ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent | Silliman University students (indirectly through endowment) ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | industrialist ⓘ |
| hasPart | Silliman University endowment ⓘ |
| influenced | development of higher education in the Philippines ⓘ |
| knownFor |
supporting Protestant education in Asia
ⓘ
supporting missionary work ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn | Cohoes, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Union College Board of Trustees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeOf |
Silliman Institute
NERFINISHED
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Silliman University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
endowing the institution that became Silliman University
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philanthropy in the Philippines ⓘ support for education ⓘ |
| notableWork | financial endowment for Silliman Institute ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cohoes, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Cohoes, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cohoes, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Cohoes, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialRole |
benefactor
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patron of education ⓘ |
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