Henry Villard

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Economic reform
Public ownership of railroads
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Bonn
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
gptkb:Oregon_Trail
gptkbp:born February 10, 1835
gptkbp:child gptkb:Henry_Villard_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:American_journalism
Railroad industry
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:European_nobility
German_immigrants
gptkbp:died November 12, 1900
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Villard_&_Co.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Villard
gptkbp:influenced Railroad_expansion_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_George
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkbp:involvedIn Philanthropy
Real estate development
gptkbp:knownFor Development_of_railroads_in_the_Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:legacy Villard_Hall_at_the_University_of_Oregon
Villard_Avenue_in_Portland,_Oregon
Villard_House_in_New_York_City
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Northern_Pacific_Railway
gptkb:Oregon_Railway_and_Navigation_Company
gptkbp:occupation Journalist
Railroad_executive
gptkbp:placeOfBirth München,_Bavaria
gptkbp:placeOfDeath New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Railroad_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:American_Historical_Association
gptkbp:relatedTo Civic engagement
Railroad expansion
Transportation history
19th-century America
Journalism history
Economic_development_in_the_West
American_West_history
Industrialization_in_America
Urban_development_in_New_York_City
Philanthropic_efforts_in_Oregon
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Villard
gptkbp:supported Cultural institutions
Public education
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Northern_Pacific_Railway
The_Life_of_Henry_Villard
The_Story_of_the_Oregon_Railway_and_Navigation_Company