Enoch Pratt

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Enoch Pratt was a prominent 19th-century Baltimore philanthropist and businessman best known for founding the Enoch Pratt Free Library system.

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Enoch Pratt canonical 5

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instanceOf businessman ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
birthDate 1808-09-10 ⓘ
birthPlace North Middleborough, Massachusetts ⓘ
United States ⓘ
burialPlace Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
Green Mount Cemetery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
deathDate 1896-09-17 ⓘ
deathPlace Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
United States ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Pratt ⓘ
fieldOfWork charitable giving ⓘ
public libraries ⓘ
founded Enoch Pratt Free Library ⓘ
genreOfCharity education ⓘ
public libraries ⓘ
givenName Enoch ⓘ
hasHonor public institutions in Baltimore named after him ⓘ
hasPartNamedAfter Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Library ⓘ
knownForQuote My library shall be for all, rich and poor without distinction of race or color. ⓘ
legacy major influence on public library development in the United States ⓘ
memberOf Baltimore business community ⓘ
notableFor founding the Enoch Pratt Free Library ⓘ
philanthropy in Baltimore ⓘ
occupation businessman ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
philanthropicFocus access to free public libraries ⓘ
civic improvement in Baltimore ⓘ
placeOfActivity Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
United States ⓘ
religion Unitarianism ⓘ
residence Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
spouse Maria Louisa Hyde ⓘ

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Green Mount Cemetery → notableBurial → Enoch Pratt ⓘ
Green Mount Cemetery → hasBurial → Enoch Pratt ⓘ
Maria Louisa Hyde → spouse → Enoch Pratt ⓘ