Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Trinity_College
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Duke family
|
| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary degrees from universities
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1855-12-30
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Maplewood Cemetery
|
| gptkbp:businessModel |
Vertical integration in tobacco industry
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Benjamin_Newton_Duke_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:civicEngagement |
Durham_community_initiatives
|
| gptkbp:community |
Support for local charities
|
| gptkbp:communityPartnerships |
gptkb:James_Buchanan_Duke
Alliances with other tobacco companies |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Philanthropy in education
|
| gptkbp:culturalContribution |
Support_for_the_arts_in_Durham
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
gptkb:Southern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Duke_University_traditions
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1929-10-12
|
| gptkbp:economicImpact |
Job creation in tobacco industry
|
| gptkbp:family |
Duke family tobacco business
|
| gptkbp:financials |
gptkb:Duke_University_Medical_Center
Wealth accumulation through tobacco sales |
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:American_Tobacco_Company
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Benjamin_Newton_Duke
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-Civil War American South
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Transformation of tobacco industry practices
Continued_influence_of_Duke_family_in_business |
| gptkbp:historicalRole |
Influential_businessman_in_the_South
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Tobacco industry leader
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
B. N. Duke
|
| gptkbp:influence |
American_business_practices
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Tobacco marketing strategies
|
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
Tobacco regulation policies
|
| gptkbp:inventor |
Modern cigarette manufacturing techniques
|
| gptkbp:investmentFocus |
Real_estate_in_Durham
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Southern_Railway_Company
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Tobacco industry
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Duke_University_and_Duke_Energy
|
| gptkbp:market |
American_Tobacco_Company_acquisitions
|
| gptkbp:marketingStrategy |
Focus on innovation and efficiency
Controversies in tobacco marketing Introduction of new tobacco products Market dominance in tobacco industry |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:netWorth |
$100 million (estimated)
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Businessman
|
| gptkbp:personalLife |
Married_to_Mary_Duke
|
| gptkbp:philanthropy |
gptkb:Duke_University
gptkb:Duke_Endowment Education and health care Duke_University_and_its_programs |
| gptkbp:researchContribution |
Support for public education initiatives
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Durham,_North_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:sibling |
gptkb:Washington_Duke
|
| gptkbp:socialResponsibility |
Economic_development_in_North_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Duke
|
| gptkbp:values |
Commitment to family and community
|