John Rylands

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John Rylands was a prominent 19th-century English industrialist and philanthropist best known for founding the John Rylands Library in Manchester.

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John Rylands canonical 4

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instanceOf human ⓘ
associatedWith University of Manchester ⓘ
Victorian-era philanthropy ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
commemoratedBy John Rylands Library ⓘ
commemoratedIn Manchester civic history ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Rylands ⓘ
fieldOfWork philanthropy ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasLegacy support for scholarship and research through the John Rylands Library ⓘ
hasPartIn development of Manchester’s industrial economy ⓘ
hasPhilanthropicFocus education ⓘ
libraries ⓘ
inspiredCreationOf John Rylands Library special collections ⓘ
knownFor founding the John Rylands Library in Manchester ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
name John Rylands ⓘ
notableFor being a prominent 19th-century English industrialist ⓘ
notableWork John Rylands Library ⓘ
occupation industrialist ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
placeOfActivity Lancashire ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Manchester ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Enriqueta Rylands ⓘ

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John Rylands → name → John Rylands ⓘ
Enriqueta Rylands → spouse → John Rylands ⓘ
Enriqueta Rylands → commemorates → John Rylands ⓘ