Statements (55)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Children's rights.
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gptkbp:awardedBy |
Honorary degrees.
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gptkbp:awards |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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gptkbp:birthDate |
July 13, 1886
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gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Leabeg,_County_Roscommon,_Ireland
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gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Boys_Town,_Nebraska
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gptkbp:celebratedIn |
Annual Boys Town events.
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gptkbp:children |
nan
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gptkbp:contributedTo |
Child welfare legislation.
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gptkbp:deathDate |
May 15, 1948
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gptkbp:deathPlace |
Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:St._Patrick's_College,_Maynooth
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gptkbp:established |
The_Father_Flanagan's_Boys'_Home.
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gptkbp:famousQuote |
"There is no such thing as a bad boy."
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gptkbp:featuredIn |
Documentaries about Boys Town.
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gptkbp:founded |
Boys Town in 1917.
The_Boys_Town_National_Research_Hospital. |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Father Edward J. Flanagan
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gptkbp:influence |
Child welfare reform
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gptkbp:influenced |
Social work practices.
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gptkbp:inspiration |
Numerous charitable organizations.
Movies_and_books_about_Boys_Town. The_Boys_Town_motto. |
gptkbp:isEngagedIn |
Boys Town.
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gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
The_Catholic_Church's_teachings.
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gptkbp:isInvolvedIn |
Youth mentorship.
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gptkbp:isKnownFor |
His compassion for troubled youth.
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gptkbp:isRecognizedFor |
His humanitarian efforts.
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gptkbp:knownFor |
Founding Boys Town
The Father of Boys Town. |
gptkbp:legacy |
Boys Town continues to operate today.
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gptkbp:motto |
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.
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gptkbp:nationality |
American
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gptkbp:notableWork |
Boys Town
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gptkbp:occupation |
Priest
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gptkbp:promoted |
Family reunification.
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gptkbp:publishedBy |
Articles on child welfare.
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gptkbp:recognizedBy |
U.S._government_for_his_work.
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gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
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gptkbp:spouse |
nan
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gptkbp:supported |
Youth education programs.
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gptkbp:visitedBy |
Orphanages_across_the_U.S.
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gptkbp:wasA |
Public speaker.
Community leader. Advocate for children's rights. Social reformer. Visionary in child care. Influential_figure_in_American_history. Philanthropist. Pioneer_in_social_work. |
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn |
Community service.
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gptkbp:wasHomeTo |
Various awards and recognitions.
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gptkbp:worksAt |
A parish priest.
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gptkbp:worksWith |
Various child welfare organizations.
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