Robert Moses (project overseer)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Moses_(project_overseer)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Columbia_University gptkb:Oxford_University gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate	1888-12-18
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut,_USA
gptkbp:deathDate	1981-07-29
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:West_Islip,_New_York,_USA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Robert Moses (project overseer)
gptkbp:influenced	urban development in New York City
gptkbp:influencedBy	Progressive Era ideals
gptkbp:knownFor	controversial urban renewal projects large-scale public works shaping New York City infrastructure
gptkbp:legacy	debate over urban planning and displacement transformation of New York metropolitan area
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Brooklyn-Queens_Expressway gptkb:Cross_Bronx_Expressway gptkb:Lincoln_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts gptkb:Long_Island_Expressway gptkb:Shea_Stadium gptkb:Triborough_Bridge gptkb:Verrazzano-Narrows_Bridge gptkb:Jones_Beach_State_Park gptkb:Robert_Moses_State_Park United Nations Headquarters (site selection)
gptkbp:occupation	government position urban planner
gptkbp:parent	Bella Moses Emanuel Moses
gptkbp:positionHeld	gptkb:New_York_Secretary_of_State New York City Parks Commissioner New York State Power Authority Chairman President of the 1964 New York World's Fair Chairman of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_Grady_Moses Pauline Moses
gptkbp:subjectOf	The Power Broker (book by Robert Caro)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kissena_Velodrome
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7