Thomas J. Watson

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Elmira_School_of_Commerce
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Sacred_Treasure
gptkbp:birthDate 1874-02-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Campbell,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:Carnegie_Endowment_for_International_Peace
gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
gptkb:International_Chamber_of_Commerce
gptkb:Metropolitan_Opera
gptkb:American_Red_Cross
gptkb:National_Committee_for_Mental_Hygiene
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:child gptkb:Arthur_K._Watson
gptkb:Helen_Watson_Buckner
gptkb:Jane_Watson_Irwin
gptkb:Thomas_J._Watson_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1956-06-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Manhattan,_New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:founded IBM (as a major corporation)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Thomas_John_Watson_Sr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas J. Watson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thomas_J._Watson_Jr.
IBM corporate culture
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership of IBM
Popularizing the slogan 'THINK'
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Freemasons
gptkb:Delta_Kappa_Epsilon
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork Building IBM into a global corporation
gptkbp:occupation businessman
entrepreneur
gptkbp:positionHeld Chairman of IBM
President of IBM
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_Ranlett_Flint
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Greenwich,_Connecticut
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Sleepy_Hollow_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Thomas J Watson signature.svg
gptkbp:signatureStatement gptkb:THINK
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jeanette_Kittredge
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Thomas_J._Watson_Jr.
gptkbp:yearsActive 1896–1956
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Sleepy_Hollow_Cemetery,_New_York
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4