Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Charles Carroll Glover (November 24, 1846 - February 25, 1936) was a banker and philanthropist who made major contributions to the modern landscape of Washington DC in the late 19th and early 20th Century. He was President of Riggs Bank, an effective advocate of urban beautification in Washington under the influence of the City Beautiful movement, and a generous donor of land and money for Washington's parks and monuments.Glover played a critical role in the creation of Rock Creek Park, the National Zoo, the National Cathedral, Potomac Park, and Glover-Archbold Park. National Park Service historian Cornelius W. Heine, in a 1952 study of Glover's contributions, described him as \"both a businessman and a poet.\" In his account, the parks that Glover directly helped to create in the District of Columbia together represented some 3,200 acres, nearly half the total surface of the National Capital Parks."@en }
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- Charles_C._Glover abstract "Charles Carroll Glover (November 24, 1846 - February 25, 1936) was a banker and philanthropist who made major contributions to the modern landscape of Washington DC in the late 19th and early 20th Century. He was President of Riggs Bank, an effective advocate of urban beautification in Washington under the influence of the City Beautiful movement, and a generous donor of land and money for Washington's parks and monuments.Glover played a critical role in the creation of Rock Creek Park, the National Zoo, the National Cathedral, Potomac Park, and Glover-Archbold Park. National Park Service historian Cornelius W. Heine, in a 1952 study of Glover's contributions, described him as \"both a businessman and a poet.\" In his account, the parks that Glover directly helped to create in the District of Columbia together represented some 3,200 acres, nearly half the total surface of the National Capital Parks.".