Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1794-05-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Staten_Island,_New_York,_United_States
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:ethnicity Dutch-American
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr.
gptkbp:knownFor railroads
shipping
Vanderbilt family fortune
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
gptkb:Vanderbilt_Mansion
gptkb:Vanderbilt_family
gptkb:Vanderbilt_Cup_(auto_racing)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:netWorthAtDeath over $100 million
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Commodore
gptkbp:notableAchievement major figure in the development of American transportation infrastructure
built one of the largest fortunes in U.S. history
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:industrialist
gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Phebe_Hand
Cornelius van Derbilt
gptkbp:portrait Cornelius Vanderbilt by Daniel Huntington, 1861.jpg
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Moravian_Cemetery,_Staten_Island
gptkbp:signature Cornelius Vanderbilt signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse Sophia Johnson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5