John Rylands

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John Rylands was a prominent 19th-century English industrialist and philanthropist best known for founding the John Rylands Library in Manchester.

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instanceOf human
associatedWith University of Manchester
Victorian-era philanthropy
centuryOfActivity 19th century
commemoratedBy John Rylands Library
commemoratedIn Manchester civic history
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
ethnicGroup English
familyName Rylands
fieldOfWork philanthropy
textile industry
givenName John
hasLegacy support for scholarship and research through the John Rylands Library
hasPartIn development of Manchester’s industrial economy
hasPhilanthropicFocus education
libraries
inspiredCreationOf John Rylands Library special collections
knownFor founding the John Rylands Library in Manchester
languageSpoken English
name John Rylands
notableFor being a prominent 19th-century English industrialist
notableWork John Rylands Library
occupation industrialist
philanthropist
placeOfActivity Lancashire
Manchester
religion Christianity
residence Manchester
sexOrGender male
spouse Enriqueta Rylands

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John Rylands name John Rylands
Enriqueta Rylands spouse John Rylands
Enriqueta Rylands commemorates John Rylands