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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Harlem_Railroad
gptkb:Hudson_River_Railroad
gptkb:Staten_Island_Ferry
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1794-05-27
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Staten_Island,_New_York,_United_States
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gptkbp:causeOfDeath
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chronic disorders (likely exhaustion and old age)
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gptkbp:child
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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
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1877-01-04
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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Dutch-American
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
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gptkbp:industry
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railroads
shipping
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gptkbp:knownFor
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expanding the railroad industry in the United States
founding the Vanderbilt family fortune
shipping empire
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
gptkb:Vanderbilt_family
Grand Central Depot (predecessor to Grand Central Terminal)
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:netWorth
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approximately $100 million at death (1877)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Commodore
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gptkbp:notableWinner
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gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France)
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:railway_company
businessman
shipping company
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt_Sr.
gptkb:Phebe_Hand_Vanderbilt
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gptkbp:philanthropy
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donated $1 million to found Vanderbilt University
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Moravian
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Moravian_Cemetery,_Staten_Island
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gptkbp:signature
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Cornelius Vanderbilt signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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Sophia Johnson
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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