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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Predicate Object
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