William Andrews Clark Jr.
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William Andrews Clark Jr. was an American philanthropist and arts patron, best known for founding the Los Angeles Philharmonic and endowing the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Andrews Clark Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10285746 — 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: William Andrews Clark Jr. Context triple: [Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, notableBurial, William Andrews Clark Jr.]
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William Rockefeller
William Rockefeller was an American businessman and co-founder of Standard Oil, instrumental in building one of the largest oil monopolies of the late 19th century.
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Joseph William Drexel
Joseph William Drexel was a 19th-century American banker and philanthropist known for his work in finance, his extensive art and music collections, and his charitable efforts in education and social welfare.
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William Robinson Clark
William Robinson Clark was a Scottish-born theologian and academic who became a prominent professor of systematic theology at the University of Toronto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Collis P. Huntington
Collis P. Huntington was a prominent 19th-century American railroad magnate and industrialist who played a key role in the development of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and major shipbuilding enterprises.
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James Lick
James Lick was a 19th-century American real estate investor and philanthropist best known for funding the construction of the Lick Observatory in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Andrews Clark Jr. Target entity description: William Andrews Clark Jr. was an American philanthropist and arts patron, best known for founding the Los Angeles Philharmonic and endowing the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA.
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A.
William Rockefeller
William Rockefeller was an American businessman and co-founder of Standard Oil, instrumental in building one of the largest oil monopolies of the late 19th century.
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B.
Joseph William Drexel
Joseph William Drexel was a 19th-century American banker and philanthropist known for his work in finance, his extensive art and music collections, and his charitable efforts in education and social welfare.
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C.
William Robinson Clark
William Robinson Clark was a Scottish-born theologian and academic who became a prominent professor of systematic theology at the University of Toronto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Collis P. Huntington
Collis P. Huntington was a prominent 19th-century American railroad magnate and industrialist who played a key role in the development of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and major shipbuilding enterprises.
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E.
James Lick
James Lick was a 19th-century American real estate investor and philanthropist best known for funding the construction of the Lick Observatory in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts patron
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human ⓘ |
| benefactorOf | University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hollywood Forever Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1877-03-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1934-06-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Montana
NERFINISHED
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University of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endowed | William Andrews Clark Memorial Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William A. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
library endowment
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music patronage ⓘ |
| founded | Los Angeles Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Andrews Clark Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfCollectedWorks |
English literature
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Oscar Wilde materials ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| heritage | American of Scottish descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creation of a major research library in Los Angeles
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support of classical music in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| memberOf | Los Angeles cultural elite ⓘ |
| mother | Katherine Louise Stauffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
endowing the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
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founding the Los Angeles Philharmonic ⓘ |
| notableWork | endowment of rare book and manuscript collections ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Deer Lodge, Montana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| sibling | Huguette Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | American upper class ⓘ |
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Subject: William Andrews Clark Jr. Description of subject: William Andrews Clark Jr. was an American philanthropist and arts patron, best known for founding the Los Angeles Philharmonic and endowing the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA.
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