Sir Josiah Mason

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Sir Josiah Mason was a 19th-century English industrialist and philanthropist best known for his extensive charitable work in education and the founding of institutions that later became part of the University of Birmingham.

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instanceOf human ⓘ
associatedWith Erdington, Birmingham ⓘ
University of Birmingham ⓘ
basedIn Birmingham ⓘ
countryOfBirth England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfDeath England ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1795-02-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1881-06-16 ⓘ
educatedAt self-educated ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
founded Mason Science College ⓘ
Sir Josiah Mason’s Orphanage ⓘ
almshouses in Erdington ⓘ
educational charity in Birmingham ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
industry metalworking ⓘ
pen manufacturing industry ⓘ
knownFor founding educational institutions in Birmingham ⓘ
pen manufacturing ⓘ
philanthropy in education ⓘ
steel pen nib production ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legacy Mason Science College as precursor to University of Birmingham ⓘ
institutions that became part of the University of Birmingham ⓘ
name Josiah Mason ⓘ
notableWork creation of Sir Josiah Mason’s Orphanage and Almshouses ⓘ
endowment of Mason Science College ⓘ
occupation industrialist ⓘ
manufacturer ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
philanthropicFocus care of orphans ⓘ
education ⓘ
support for the poor and elderly ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kidderminster ⓘ
placeOfDeath Erdington ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Nonconformist Protestant ⓘ
residence Birmingham ⓘ
Erdington ⓘ
significantEvent endowed Mason Science College in Birmingham ⓘ
established almshouses for aged women ⓘ
established orphanage for children of both sexes ⓘ
socialBackground working-class origins ⓘ
title knight bachelor ⓘ

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Mason Science College → foundedBy → Sir Josiah Mason ⓘ
Mason Science College → namedAfter → Sir Josiah Mason ⓘ