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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Columbia_University
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary degree from Columbia University
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gptkbp:born
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February 12, 1791
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:George_Cooper
gptkb:Peter_Cooper_Jr.
Edward Cooper
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gptkbp:contribution
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railroad development
philanthropy in education
telegraph technology
gelatin production
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Cooper_Union_alumni
Cooper family
Cooper Union faculty
Cooper Union trustees
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gptkbp:died
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April 4, 1883
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Cooper_Union_for_the_Advancement_of_Science_and_Art
gptkb:Cooper_Institute
gptkb:Cooper_Union_School_of_Architecture
gptkb:Cooper_Union_School_of_Art
gptkb:Cooper_Union_School_of_Engineering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Peter Cooper
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Andrew_Carnegie
gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
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gptkbp:invention
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first gelatin dessert
improvements in telegraphy
improvements in bridge construction
improvements in locomotive design
improvements in manufacturing processes
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gptkbp:known_for
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advocating for free education
developing gelatin
founding Cooper Union
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gptkbp:legacy
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support for the arts
advocacy for public education
influence on American industry
Cooper Union's free education model
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Cooper_Union
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Inventor
gptkb:Philanthropist
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:John_Cooper
gptkb:Mary_Cooper
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Anna_E._Smith
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery
gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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