August Belmont I

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:New_York_Racing_Association
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:born December 8, 1813
gptkbp:children gptkb:August_Belmont_II
gptkbp:contributed_to New York City infrastructure
gptkbp:died November 10, 1890
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Belmont_Park
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label August Belmont I
gptkbp:immigrated_from gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:influenced_by European banking practices
gptkbp:investment railroads
gptkbp:known_for thoroughbred horse racing
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:managed_by gptkb:Preakness_Stakes
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:financial_institutions
gptkbp:owned_by gptkb:Belmont_Mansion
gptkbp:served_as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee
gptkbp:spouse Caroline Slade
gptkbp:supported various charitable causes
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:Philanthropist
prominent figure in the Gilded Age
advocate for public education
member of the New York Chamber of Commerce
contributor to various cultural institutions in New York
advocate for horse racing regulations
advocate for horse welfare
contributor to the New York Public Library
financier of the Panama Canal
founder of the Belmont Park racetrack
founder of the Belmont Stakes
involved in the establishment of the New York Botanical Garden
investor in the New York subway system
member of the Jockey Club
prominent in the New York social scene
supporter of the New York Philharmonic
supporter of the arts in New York City
involved in the establishment of the American Museum of Natural History
key figure in the development of American thoroughbred racing
involved in the establishment of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
influential in the establishment of the American Jockey Club
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:real_estate
gptkbp:was_known_for his influence in horse racing
gptkbp:was_part_of New York elite society
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:August_Belmont_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6