William Rockhill Nelson
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William Rockhill Nelson was an American newspaper publisher and civic leader in Kansas City whose philanthropy and art patronage led to the creation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic leader
→
human → newspaper publisher → philanthropist → |
| advocatedFor |
good government reforms
→
municipal reform in Kansas City → public ownership of utilities → |
| burialPlace | Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri → |
| causeOfDeath | cirrhosis of the liver → |
| child | Laura Nelson Kirkwood → |
| coFounderOf | The Kansas City Star → |
| contributedTo | endowment that led to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art → |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth | 1841-03-07 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1915-04-13 → |
| educatedAt | University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED → |
| employer | The Kansas City Star → |
| familyName | Nelson → |
| fieldOfWork |
civic reform
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journalism → newspaper publishing → |
| founded | The Kansas City Star → |
| fullName | William Rockhill Nelson → |
| genre | newspaper editorials → |
| givenName | William → |
| influenced |
President Harry S. Truman
→
surface form: "Harry S. Truman"
Theodore Roosevelt → Woodrow Wilson → |
| knownFor |
civic leadership in Kansas City
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founding The Kansas City Star → influencing Midwestern and national politics through journalism → philanthropy in the arts → |
| legacy | creation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art → |
| namesakeOf | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art → |
| notableWork | The Kansas City Star → |
| occupation |
civic leader
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editor → journalist → newspaper publisher → |
| patronOf | art → |
| philanthropyFocus |
civic improvement
→
visual arts → |
| placeOfBirth | Fort Wayne, Indiana NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfDeath | Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED → |
| politicalAlignment | progressivism → |
| religion | Methodism → |
| residence | Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED → |
| spouse | Ida Houston Nelson → |
Referenced by (3)
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