Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Wilson (Bibliophile/Philanthropist) (1826—1900) was an Irish-born pioneer of the American West who became a successful businessman in Portland, Oregon, United States, where he was a prominent civic leader and an avid collector of books. Today he is principally remembered as a great supporter of the Library Association of Portland, precursor of the Multnomah County Library, to which he donated his entire collection of over 8,000 volumes.. }
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- John_Wilson_(philanthropist) comment "John Wilson (Bibliophile/Philanthropist) (1826—1900) was an Irish-born pioneer of the American West who became a successful businessman in Portland, Oregon, United States, where he was a prominent civic leader and an avid collector of books. Today he is principally remembered as a great supporter of the Library Association of Portland, precursor of the Multnomah County Library, to which he donated his entire collection of over 8,000 volumes.".