Edward H. Harkness

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Edward H. Harkness was an American philanthropist and heir to a Standard Oil fortune who became a major benefactor of education, medicine, and public health institutions in the early 20th century.

All labels observed (4)

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Edward Stephen Harkness 4
Edward Harkness 3
Edward H. Harkness canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson ⓘ
heir ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
birthDate 1874-01-22 ⓘ
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath myocardial infarction ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1940-01-30 ⓘ
donatedTo Brown University ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center ⓘ
Commonwealth Fund programs in public health ⓘ
Cornell University ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
New York Public Library ⓘ
Presbyterian Hospital (New York) ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ
St. Luke’s Hospital (New York) ⓘ
University of Chicago ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ
educatedAt St. Paul’s School ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
familyName Harkness ⓘ
father Stephen V. Harkness ⓘ
founded Commonwealth Fund ⓘ
fullName Edward Stephen Harkness ⓘ
linked to: Edward H. Harkness
givenName Edward ⓘ
knownFor supporting Harkness Fellowships ⓘ
supporting the house system at Harvard ⓘ
supporting the house system at Yale ⓘ
memberOf Yale Corporation ⓘ
middleName Stephen ⓘ
mother Anna M. Harkness ⓘ
netWorth one of the wealthiest Americans of his era ⓘ
notableFor philanthropy in education ⓘ
philanthropy in medicine ⓘ
philanthropy in public health ⓘ
occupation businessman ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
positionHeld president of the Commonwealth Fund ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
residence New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Charles W. Harkness ⓘ
spouse Mary Stillman Harkness ⓘ
wealthFrom Standard Oil fortune ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Cancer Society → foundedBy → Edward H. Harkness ⓘ
Charles William Harkness → hasRelative → Edward Stephen Harkness ⓘ
linked to: Edward H. Harkness
Edward H. Harkness → fullName → Edward Stephen Harkness ⓘ
linked to: Edward H. Harkness
Harkness family → hasNotableMember → Edward S. Harkness ⓘ
linked to: Edward H. Harkness
Harkness → hasNotableBearer → Edward Stephen Harkness ⓘ
linked to: Edward H. Harkness
Stephen → isMiddleNameOf → Edward Harkness ⓘ
linked to: Edward H. Harkness
Stephen → isMiddleNameOf → Edward H. Harkness ⓘ
Mary Stillman Harkness → spouse → Edward Harkness ⓘ
linked to: Edward H. Harkness
Mary Stillman Harkness → spouse → Edward Stephen Harkness ⓘ
linked to: Edward H. Harkness
Mary Stillman Harkness → partnerInPhilanthropyWith → Edward Harkness ⓘ
linked to: Edward H. Harkness