Commodore Vanderbilt

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:awards none known
gptkbp:birthDate 1794-05-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Staten_Island,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath chronic disorders
gptkbp:child gptkb:Cornelius_Jeremiah_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:William_Henry_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt_II
gptkb:Ethelinda_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:deathDate 1877-01-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity Dutch-American
gptkbp:founded gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
Vanderbilt University (endowed)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commodore Vanderbilt
gptkbp:influenced American transportation industry
business practices in 19th-century America
gptkbp:knownFor founding the Vanderbilt family fortune
shipping empire
expanding railroads in the United States
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
gptkb:Grand_Central_Depot
gptkb:Vanderbilt_family
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:netWorth over $100 million at death
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Commodore
gptkbp:notableAchievement philanthropy in education
major expansion of American railroads
pioneering steamship lines
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:railway_company
businessman
shipping company
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt_Sr.
gptkb:Phebe_Hand_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:portrait Cornelius Vanderbilt portrait.jpg
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Moravian_Church
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Moravian_Cemetery,_Staten_Island
gptkbp:signature Cornelius Vanderbilt signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sophia_Johnson_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5