John McDonogh

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1779
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkbp:deathDate 1850
gptkbp:deathPlace McDonoghville, Louisiana
gptkbp:founded gptkb:McDonogh_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John McDonogh
gptkbp:knownFor support for education
philanthropy in New Orleans and Baltimore
gptkbp:legacy McDonogh Day (annual event in New Orleans)
McDonogh schools in New Orleans and Baltimore
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor left much of his fortune to fund public education for poor children
owned plantations and enslaved people
supported the American Colonization Society
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:McDonoghville_Cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7