Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Commodore_Cornelius_Vanderbilt
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:ancestry Dutch
gptkbp:awards inducted into the National Railroad Hall of Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1794-05-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Staten_Island,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:businessModel railroads
steamships
gptkbp:causeOfDeath chronic disorders
gptkbp:child gptkb:Cornelius_Jeremiah_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Eglantine_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Eliza_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Emily_Almira_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Frances_Lavinia_Vanderbilt
gptkb:George_Washington_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Maria_Louisa_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Mary_Alicia_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Phebe_Jane_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Sophia_Johnson_Vanderbilt
gptkb:William_Henry_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt_II
gptkb:Catherine_Juliette_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:deathDate 1877-01-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
gptkbp:knownFor founding the Vanderbilt family fortune
expanding the railroad and shipping industries
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
gptkb:Vanderbilt_family
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:netWorthAtDeath over $100 million (1877)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Commodore
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Anderson_Cooper
gptkb:Gloria_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:occupation businessman
shipping company
railroad tycoon
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt_Sr.
gptkb:Phebe_Hand_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:philanthropy donated $1 million to found Vanderbilt University
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Moravian_Cemetery,_Staten_Island,_New_York
gptkbp:signature Cornelius Vanderbilt signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frank_Armstrong_Crawford
Sophia Johnson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commodore_Hotel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7