William Jenney Jr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Architect
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Chicago_School_of_Architecture
gptkbp:awards Honorary_degree_from_RPI
gptkbp:birthDate 1832-09-25
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Jenney_III
gptkbp:contribution Development of skyscraper technology
gptkbp:deathDate 1907-06-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute
gptkbp:field Architecture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Jenney Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Louis_Sullivan
Modern architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Eiffel_Tower
gptkbp:knownFor First steel-framed skyscraper
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:The_Chicago_Drake_Hotel
gptkb:The_Chicago_City_Hall
gptkb:The_Marquette_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Cultural_Center
gptkb:The_Chicago_Thompson_Center
gptkb:The_Old_Colony_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Public_Library
gptkb:The_Chicago_Marriott_Downtown
gptkb:The_State_of_Illinois_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Palmer_House_Hilton
gptkb:The_Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra_Hall
gptkb:The_Auditorium_Theater
gptkb:The_Chicago_Ritz-Carlton_Hotel
gptkb:The_Chicago_Hyatt_Regency
gptkb:The_Chicago_Board_of_Trade_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Union_Station
gptkb:The_Chicago_Post_Office_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Aon_Center
gptkb:The_Wrigley_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Fairmont_Hotel
gptkb:The_Masonic_Temple_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Life_Insurance_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Theater
gptkb:The_Chicago_Hilton_and_Towers
gptkb:The_Chicago_Historical_Society_Building
The Auditorium Building
The Fisher Building
The Monadnock Building
The Reliance Building
The Chicago Merchandise Mart
The_Chicago_Tribune_Tower
The_Chicago_Daily_News_Building
The_Chicago_John_Hancock_Center
The_Chicago_Temple_Building
The_Chicago_Water_Tower.
The_Chicago_Willis_Tower
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Home_Insurance_Building
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:profession Engineer
Professor
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Jenney