John Rylands

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation Manchester_business_community
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Manchester
Local businesses
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees
gptkbp:born March 2, 1801
gptkbp:burialPlace Cemetery_in_Manchester
gptkbp:businessModel Textile manufacturing
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Rylands_Jr.
gptkbp:civicEngagement Local governance
gptkbp:communityRole Philanthropist
gptkbp:contributedTo Educational resources
gptkbp:contribution Support for education
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Libraries and education
gptkbp:culturalImpact Support for the arts
gptkbp:died December 11, 1888
gptkbp:founded gptkb:John_Rylands_Library
gptkbp:historicalRole Industrialist
gptkbp:historicalSignificance 19th-century philanthropy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Rylands
gptkbp:impact Higher_education_in_Manchester
gptkbp:influenced Library architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:influenceOn Library science
gptkbp:inspiration Philanthropists
gptkbp:involvedIn Community development
gptkbp:knownFor Philanthropy
gptkbp:legacy Cultural_institutions_in_Manchester
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork John_Rylands_Library_collection
gptkbp:occupation Businessman
gptkbp:philanthropy Libraries
Funding for public libraries
Education and knowledge access
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Enriqueta_Augustina_Rylands
gptkbp:supports Cultural heritage preservation