Adolph Lewisohn

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Adolph Lewisohn was a German-born American copper magnate and philanthropist known for his major contributions to education, the arts, and public recreation in New York City.

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Adolph Lewisohn canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German-American ⓘ
human ⓘ
birthCountry Germany ⓘ
birthDate 1849-05-27 ⓘ
birthPlace Hamburg ⓘ
burialPlace United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1938-08-17 ⓘ
donatedTo Columbia University ⓘ
Jewish charitable organizations in New York City ⓘ
New York Public Library ⓘ
employer Lewisohn Brothers ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish people ⓘ
linked to: Jews
familyName Lewisohn ⓘ
fieldOfWork metallurgy ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ
givenName Adolph ⓘ
hasHonor Lewisohn Stadium ⓘ
knownFor early recognition of the value of copper investments ⓘ
support of free or low-cost public concerts ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
German ⓘ
LewisohnStadiumCity New York City ⓘ
LewisohnStadiumLocation City College of New York ⓘ
memberOf Lewisohn family ⓘ
movedTo New York City ⓘ
name Adolph Lewisohn ⓘ
namesakeOf Lewisohn Stadium ⓘ
notableFor investments in copper mining ⓘ
philanthropic support of education in New York City ⓘ
philanthropic support of public recreation in New York City ⓘ
philanthropic support of the arts in New York City ⓘ
notableResidence Manhattan ⓘ
occupation copper magnate ⓘ
financier ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
philanthropyFocus higher education ⓘ
music ⓘ
public parks and recreation ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
sibling Jesse Lewisohn ⓘ
Leonard Lewisohn ⓘ

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Lewisohn Stadium → namedAfter → Adolph Lewisohn ⓘ
Lewisohn Stadium → materialSupportFrom → Adolph Lewisohn ⓘ
Adolph Lewisohn → name → Adolph Lewisohn ⓘ