William C. Durant
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William C. Durant was an American automobile pioneer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and early leader of General Motors and Chevrolet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| William Crapo Durant | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
automobile industry pioneer
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businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
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surface form:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
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| businessPartner |
J. Dallas Dort
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Louis Chevrolet ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
Chevrolet
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General Motors ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1861-12-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1947-03-18 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | historical records of the American automobile industry ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Durant ⓘ |
| founded | Durant-Dort Carriage Company ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Buick
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surface form:
Buick Motor Company (as a controlling organizer)
Durant Motors ⓘ |
| fullName |
William C. Durant
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Crapo Durant
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honor |
inductee of Automotive Hall of Fame
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inductee of Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| industry |
automotive industry
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carriage manufacturing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building General Motors into a large automotive conglomerate
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early leadership of Chevrolet ⓘ using mergers and acquisitions to consolidate automobile companies ⓘ |
| middleName | Crapo ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-founding of Chevrolet Motor Car Company
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founding of General Motors ⓘ |
| occupation |
automobile executive
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company founder ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| parentOf | Margery Durant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld |
head of Buick Motor Company
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president of General Motors ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Flint, Michigan ⓘ
surface form:
Flint, Michigan, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
forced out of General Motors leadership in 1910
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lost control of General Motors again in 1920 ⓘ regained control of General Motors in 1916 ⓘ |
| spouse | Clara Pitt Durant ⓘ |
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William Crapo Durant
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William Crapo Durant