William Wilson Corcoran
E462783
William Wilson Corcoran was a prominent 19th-century American banker and philanthropist best known for founding the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Wilson Corcoran canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: William Wilson Corcoran Context triple: [Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.), foundedBy, William Wilson Corcoran]
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Elliott Cresson
Elliott Cresson was a 19th-century American philanthropist and member of the American Philosophical Society known for endowing one of the earliest and most prestigious science and engineering awards in the United States.
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Anthony J. Drexel
Anthony J. Drexel was a prominent 19th-century American banker and philanthropist who played a key role in modernizing finance and advancing higher education in the United States.
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C.
Benjamin E. Lippincott
Benjamin E. Lippincott was an influential American political scientist and scholar whose contributions to the field are commemorated by an academic award bearing his name.
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D.
William Thompson Walters
William Thompson Walters was a prominent 19th-century American art collector and businessman whose collection and patronage laid the foundation for the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
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E.
Andrew W. Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon was an American financier, industrialist, and philanthropist who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and became a major patron of the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Wilson Corcoran Target entity description: William Wilson Corcoran was a prominent 19th-century American banker and philanthropist best known for founding the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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A.
Elliott Cresson
Elliott Cresson was a 19th-century American philanthropist and member of the American Philosophical Society known for endowing one of the earliest and most prestigious science and engineering awards in the United States.
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B.
Anthony J. Drexel
Anthony J. Drexel was a prominent 19th-century American banker and philanthropist who played a key role in modernizing finance and advancing higher education in the United States.
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C.
Benjamin E. Lippincott
Benjamin E. Lippincott was an influential American political scientist and scholar whose contributions to the field are commemorated by an academic award bearing his name.
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D.
William Thompson Walters
William Thompson Walters was a prominent 19th-century American art collector and businessman whose collection and patronage laid the foundation for the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
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E.
Andrew W. Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon was an American financier, industrialist, and philanthropist who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and became a major patron of the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banker
ⓘ
human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riggs Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1798-12-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Georgetown, District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Corcoran & Riggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1888-02-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| donatedTo |
Confederate cemeteries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
charitable institutions in Washington, D.C. ⓘ educational institutions in the United States ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Corcoran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Corcoran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
finance
ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ |
| founded | Corcoran Gallery of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | art patronage ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasCollectionIn | Corcoran Gallery of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Irish-American descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
art collecting
ⓘ
founding the Corcoran Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| memberOf | Washington, D.C. business community ⓘ |
| mother | Hannah Lemmon Corcoran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American philanthropy in the 19th century ⓘ |
| name | William Wilson Corcoran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableDonation |
endowment of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
ⓘ
funding for public institutions in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableFor | support of the arts in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Corcoran Gallery of Art collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
art
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education ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| positionHeld | partner at Corcoran & Riggs ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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