James Caird

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human philanthropist shipowner

James Caird was a prominent Scottish shipowner and philanthropist best known for funding Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expeditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
shipowner ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
employer J. & A. Allan (shipping firm) NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scottish people ⓘ
fieldOfWork maritime trade ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ
shipping industry ⓘ
hasPart James Caird lifeboat (named in his honour) NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor being a major benefactor of Antarctic exploration ⓘ
being a prominent Scottish shipowner ⓘ
namesakeOf James Caird Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Caird lifeboat NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor funding Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expeditions ⓘ
supporting Antarctic exploration ⓘ
notableWork financial support for Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ
financial support for Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition ⓘ
occupation philanthropist ⓘ
shipowner ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
sponsorOf Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nimrod Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ

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