Sir William Fettes

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Sir William Fettes was a 19th-century Scottish merchant and philanthropist whose wealth and bequest led to the creation of the prestigious Fettes College in Edinburgh.

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Sir William Fettes canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish merchant ⓘ
human ⓘ
citizenOf Edinburgh ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1750 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1836 ⓘ
describedBySource Scottish biographical records ⓘ
educatedAt High School of Edinburgh ⓘ
endowed educational trust in Edinburgh ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork charitable giving ⓘ
commerce ⓘ
hasCause wealth from mercantile trade ⓘ
hasHonor baronetcy ⓘ
hasPart philanthropic bequest for education ⓘ
heritageDesignation Scottish ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
influenced establishment of Fettes College ⓘ
knownFor founding bequest for Fettes College ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legacy Fettes College ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
nativeLanguage Scots English ⓘ
nobleTitle Baronet of Whamphray ⓘ
notableWork endowment for Fettes College ⓘ
occupation merchant ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
partOf 19th-century Scottish society ⓘ
placeOfBirth Edinburgh ⓘ
placeOfBurial Edinburgh ⓘ
placeOfDeath Edinburgh ⓘ
positionHeld Lord Provost of Edinburgh ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Edinburgh ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent creation of trust that funded Fettes College ⓘ
title baronet ⓘ

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Fettes College → foundedBy → Sir William Fettes ⓘ
Fettes College → namedAfter → Sir William Fettes ⓘ