Payne Whitney
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Payne Whitney was an American businessman and philanthropist from the prominent Whitney family, known for his significant contributions to institutions such as Yale University.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Payne Whitney canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T895407 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Payne Whitney Context triple: [Payne Whitney Gymnasium, namedAfter, Payne Whitney]
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Charles L. Tiffany
Charles L. Tiffany was an American jeweler and founder of the luxury jewelry and specialty retailer Tiffany & Co.
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J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan was a powerful American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Thomas W. Lamont
Thomas W. Lamont was a prominent American banker and philanthropist associated with J.P. Morgan & Co. whose support for education and the arts led to institutions such as Harvard’s Lamont Library bearing his name.
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George Peabody
George Peabody was a 19th-century American financier and philanthropist widely regarded as the "father of modern philanthropy" for his extensive charitable contributions in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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E.
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist and financier best known for his leadership in the steel and coke industries and his role in the development of Carnegie Steel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Payne Whitney Target entity description: Payne Whitney was an American businessman and philanthropist from the prominent Whitney family, known for his significant contributions to institutions such as Yale University.
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A.
Charles L. Tiffany
Charles L. Tiffany was an American jeweler and founder of the luxury jewelry and specialty retailer Tiffany & Co.
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B.
J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan was a powerful American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Thomas W. Lamont
Thomas W. Lamont was a prominent American banker and philanthropist associated with J.P. Morgan & Co. whose support for education and the arts led to institutions such as Harvard’s Lamont Library bearing his name.
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D.
George Peabody
George Peabody was a 19th-century American financier and philanthropist widely regarded as the "father of modern philanthropy" for his extensive charitable contributions in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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E.
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist and financier best known for his leadership in the steel and coke industries and his role in the development of Carnegie Steel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
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| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1876-03-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1927-05-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale Law School
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
JPMorgan Chase
ⓘ
surface form:
J.P. Morgan & Co.
|
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Whitney ⓘ |
| father | William Collins Whitney ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
finance
ⓘ
investment ⓘ |
| genre | Gilded Age elite ⓘ |
| givenName | Payne ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Helen Hay Whitney
ⓘ
John Hay ⓘ Oliver H. Payne ⓘ
surface form:
Oliver Hazard Payne
William Collins Whitney ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Whitney family ⓘ |
| mother | Flora Payne ⓘ |
| namesakeOf |
Payne Whitney Gymnasium
ⓘ
Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic ⓘ |
| netWorth | one of the wealthiest Americans of his era ⓘ |
| notableFor |
endowment of Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University
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large bequests in his will to educational and medical institutions ⓘ major benefactor of Yale University ⓘ major benefactor of medical institutions in New York ⓘ member of prominent American Whitney family ⓘ ownership interests in utilities and industrial companies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
philanthropic contributions to New York Presbyterian Hospital
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philanthropic contributions to Yale University ⓘ support for Cornell University Medical College ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
financier ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling |
Harry Payne Whitney
ⓘ
Harry Payne Whitney ⓘ
surface form:
William Payne Whitney Jr.
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| spouse | Helen Hay Whitney ⓘ |
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Subject: Payne Whitney Description of subject: Payne Whitney was an American businessman and philanthropist from the prominent Whitney family, known for his significant contributions to institutions such as Yale University.
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