Statements (60)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
businessman
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:U.S._government
gptkb:United_Fruit_Company |
gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Tulane_University
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gptkbp:born |
March 18, 1877
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gptkbp:burialPlace |
Metairie Cemetery
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gptkbp:businessModel |
aggressive marketing strategies
exporting tropical fruits |
gptkbp:children |
three
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gptkbp:civicEngagement |
support for local charities
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gptkbp:communityPartnerships |
gptkb:Andrew_W._Mellon
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gptkbp:contribution |
development of banana plantations
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gptkbp:controversy |
exploitation of labor in banana plantations
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
banana_as_a_staple_food_in_America
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
popularization_of_bananas_in_the_U.S.
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gptkbp:died |
November 30, 1961
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gptkbp:economicImpact |
influence_on_Central_American_economies
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_New_Orleans
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gptkbp:financials |
monopoly on banana exports
Zemurray_&_Company |
gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:United_Fruit_Company
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
role in the banana republics
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gptkbp:hobbies |
fishing
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gptkbp:homeGround |
Jewish_immigrant_family
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Samuel Zemurray
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gptkbp:impact |
U.S.-Latin American relations
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gptkbp:influence |
banana trade policies
U.S._foreign_policy_in_Latin_America shaping_of_Central_American_economies |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Julius_Rosenwald
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gptkbp:influenceOn |
agricultural practices in banana cultivation
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gptkbp:interests |
philanthropy
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gptkbp:involved |
support for anti-communist regimes
Coup_in_Guatemala_1954 |
gptkbp:involvedIn |
political lobbying
political_interventions_in_Central_America |
gptkbp:knownFor |
banana industry
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gptkbp:lawEnforcement |
from_Russia_to_the_United_States
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gptkbp:legacy |
impact on the banana trade
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gptkbp:market |
acquisition_of_Central_American_land
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gptkbp:marketingStrategy |
negotiation skills
vertical integration aggressive expansion controversial labor practices competition from other fruit companies lasting impact on the fruit industry |
gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
gptkbp:nickname |
Sam
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gptkbp:occupation |
entrepreneur
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gptkbp:personalBest |
estimated net worth in millions
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gptkbp:personalLife |
married_to_Ethel_Zemurray
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gptkbp:philanthropy |
support for education and health initiatives
Zemurray_Foundation |
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer |
became a millionaire through banana trade
started as a fruit vendor |
gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:rival |
Minor_Keith
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gptkbp:spouse |
Ethel_Zemurray
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gptkbp:strategicGoals |
partnerships with local governments
global banana market domination |