Edward Harkness

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Standard_Oil
gptkbp:birthDate 1874-01-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Bronx,_New_York
gptkbp:deathDate 1940-01-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:father gptkb:Stephen_V._Harkness
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Commonwealth_Fund
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Harkness
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Harkness_Table_method
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Harkness_Fellowships
funding the Harkness Table teaching method
major donations to Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and other universities
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Harkness_House_in_New_York_City
gptkb:Harkness_Memorial_State_Park,_Connecticut
gptkb:Harkness_Pavilion_at_Columbia-Presbyterian_Medical_Center
gptkb:Harkness_Tower_at_Yale_University
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_M._Harkness
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:netWorth one of the wealthiest Americans of his time
Standard Oil inheritance
gptkbp:notableDonation gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Phillips_Exeter_Academy
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:New_York_Public_Library
gptkb:St._Paul's_School
gptkb:Phillips_Academy_Andover
gptkb:The_Commonwealth_Fund
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
gptkbp:philanthropy arts
education
medical research
social welfare
gptkbp:religion Presbyterian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Charles_W._Harkness
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Stillman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harkness_method
gptkb:Choate_Rosemary_Hall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6