Lora Josephine Knight

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Lora Josephine Knight was an American philanthropist and wealthy socialite best known for financing Charles Lindbergh’s historic transatlantic flight and for commissioning the iconic Vikingsholm estate at Lake Tahoe.

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Lora Josephine Knight canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
socialite ⓘ
associatedWith Spirit of St. Louis flight ⓘ
linked to: Spirit of St. Louis
commissioned Vikingsholm ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
culturalSignificance Vikingsholm is considered an architectural landmark at Lake Tahoe ⓘ
linked to: Vikingsholm
era early 20th century ⓘ
financed Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 transatlantic flight ⓘ
heritageSiteAssociatedWith Vikingsholm ⓘ
knownFor Vikingsholm estate ⓘ
linked to: Vikingsholm

support of early aviation ⓘ
marriedTo Harry French Knight ⓘ
notableFor commissioning Vikingsholm at Lake Tahoe ⓘ
financing Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight ⓘ
notableResidence Vikingsholm, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe ⓘ
linked to: Emerald Bay
occupation philanthropist ⓘ
socialite ⓘ
patronOf Charles Lindbergh ⓘ
philanthropicFocus aviation ⓘ
community causes in California ⓘ
philanthropicRole major private backer of Charles Lindbergh’s flight expenses ⓘ
placeOfActivity Lake Tahoe, California ⓘ
linked to: Lake Tahoe

San Diego, California ⓘ
residence California ⓘ
Lake Tahoe region ⓘ
linked to: Lake Tahoe Basin
sexOrGender female ⓘ
socialCircle American business elite ⓘ
spouseOccupation Harry French Knight was a wealthy businessman ⓘ
wealthSource inheritance and investments ⓘ

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

Dead Man’s Island → teahouseBuiltBy → Lora Josephine Knight ⓘ
Vikingsholm → developer → Lora Josephine Knight ⓘ
Harry French Knight → spouse → Lora Josephine Knight ⓘ
Harry French Knight → spouse → Lora Josephine Knight ⓘ
Harry French Knight → relative → Lora Josephine Knight ⓘ