Fiorello Henry LaGuardia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Time_Person_of_the_Year_(1934)
gptkbp:birthDate 1882-12-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Italian
Jewish
gptkbp:deathDate 1947-09-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Italian American
gptkbp:featuredIn LaGuardia High School (named after him)
LaGuardia Place (street named after him)
gptkbp:height 5 ft 2 in
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fiorello Henry LaGuardia
gptkbp:knownFor fighting corruption
reforming New York City government
supporting New Deal policies
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Yiddish
Croatian
English
gptkbp:mayorTerm 1934
1945
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Little_Flower
gptkbp:notableEvent Read comics on radio during newspaper strike
gptkbp:notableWork LaGuardia Airport (named after him)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Irene_Coen
gptkb:Achille_LaGuardia
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:American_Labor_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Mayor
gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_P._O'Brien
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Bronx
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:signature Fiorello H LaGuardia Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Fisher
gptkb:Thea_Almerigotti
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_O'Dwyer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fiorello_H._LaGuardia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6