Edward S. Harkness

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
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:boardMemberOf gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Yale_Corporation
gptkb:Commonwealth_Fund
gptkb:New_York_Public_Library
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Bronx,_New_York
gptkbp:deathDate 1940-01-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Harkness_Fellowships
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward S. Harkness
gptkbp:influenced collegiate house system at Yale and Harvard
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:donations_to_Harvard_University
gptkb:Harkness_Fellowships
donations to Yale University
donations to Columbia University
donations to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
major benefactor of educational institutions
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Harkness_Chapel,_Case_Western_Reserve_University
gptkb:Harkness_House,_New_York_City
gptkb:Harkness_Pavilion,_Columbia-Presbyterian_Medical_Center
gptkb:Harkness_Tower_at_Yale_University
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:netWorth one of the wealthiest Americans of his era
gptkbp:notableDonation gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Connecticut_College
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Phillips_Exeter_Academy
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:New_York_Public_Library
gptkb:The_Commonwealth_Fund
gptkb:St._Paul's_School_(New_Hampshire)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Stephen_V._Harkness
gptkb:Anna_M._Richardson
gptkbp:philanthropy arts
education
medical research
social welfare
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Charles_W._Harkness
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Stillman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stephen_V._Harkness
gptkb:Hammer_Building
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6