Sir Moses Montefiore

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
financier
gptkbp:birthDate 1784-10-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Livorno,_Italy
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Ramsgate_Jewish_Cemetery
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Montefiore_College
gptkb:Montefiore_Endowment
gptkb:Montefiore_Synagogue,_Ramsgate
gptkb:Montefiore_Windmill,_Jerusalem
gptkbp:deathDate 1885-07-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ramsgate,_England
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Sephardic_Jews
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Moses Montefiore
gptkbp:knighted gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Ladino
English
gptkbp:legacy advocated for oppressed minorities
inspired Jewish philanthropy
promoted Jewish civil rights
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Board_of_Deputies_of_British_Jews
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Montefiore_Windmill_in_Jerusalem
missions to the Middle East and North Africa
support for Jewish communities worldwide
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philanthropist
banker
gptkbp:partner gptkb:Nathan_Mayer_Rothschild
gptkbp:philanthropy aided Jews in Russia, Morocco, and the Ottoman Empire
funded hospitals, schools, and synagogues
supported Jewish settlement in Palestine
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Frederick_Sandys
gptkb:Henry_Weigall
gptkbp:president gptkb:Board_of_Deputies_of_British_Jews
gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm 1835-1874
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nathan_Mayer_Rothschild
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:Ramsgate,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Judith_Montefiore
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
historical studies
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:yearBaronetcy 1846
gptkbp:yearKnighted 1837
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ramsgate,_England
gptkb:British_Sephardic_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5