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Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875 – 19 January 1968) was a mining magnate and millionaire, often called the "King of Copper
Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity....
". U.S.
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-born, he was naturalised British
United Kingdom

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 in 1933, and made an honorary citizen of Ireland
Ireland

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 in 1957. A collector of Oriental art and books, he bequeathed the Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri to the British Museum
British Museum

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture situated in London. Its collections, which number more than 7 million Object , are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present....
 and the Chester Beatty Library
Chester Beatty Library

The Chester Beatty Library was established in Dublin, Ireland in 1950, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty. The present library, on the grounds of Dublin Castle, opened on February 7, 2000, the 125th anniversary of Sir Alfred's birth and was named European Museum of the Year Award in 2002....
 to Dublin
Dublin

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, Ireland
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In 1875, Alfred Chester Beatty was born in New York City
New York City

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; he graduated from Columbia University
Columbia University

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 as a mining engineer.






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Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875 – 19 January 1968) was a mining magnate and millionaire, often called the "King of Copper
Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity....
". U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
-born, he was naturalised British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 in 1933, and made an honorary citizen of Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 in 1957. A collector of Oriental art and books, he bequeathed the Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri to the British Museum
British Museum

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture situated in London. Its collections, which number more than 7 million Object , are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present....
 and the Chester Beatty Library
Chester Beatty Library

The Chester Beatty Library was established in Dublin, Ireland in 1950, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty. The present library, on the grounds of Dublin Castle, opened on February 7, 2000, the 125th anniversary of Sir Alfred's birth and was named European Museum of the Year Award in 2002....
 to Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
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In 1875, Alfred Chester Beatty was born in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
; he graduated from Columbia University
Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York , is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Columbia's main campus lies in the Morningside Heights, Manhattan neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City....
 as a mining engineer. He made his fortune mining in Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek

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, Colorado
Colorado

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, and other mining concerns the world over. He was often called the "King of Copper
Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity....
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A collector from an early age, he had, by the 1940s, built up a remarkable and impressive collection of Oriental art and books. He also owned 19 ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was an Ancient history civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile in what is now the modern nation of Egypt....
ian papyri that he gave to the British Museum
British Museum

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture situated in London. Its collections, which number more than 7 million Object , are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present....
, including the Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri and the Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus
Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus

The Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus is one of the extant medical papyri from ancient Egypt. It is dedicated to magical incantations against headaches and remedies for proctology, and is dated around 1200 BC....
. He moved his collections to Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, in 1950. The Chester Beatty Library
Chester Beatty Library

The Chester Beatty Library was established in Dublin, Ireland in 1950, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty. The present library, on the grounds of Dublin Castle, opened on February 7, 2000, the 125th anniversary of Sir Alfred's birth and was named European Museum of the Year Award in 2002....
 which houses the collection was moved to Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle off Dame Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, is a major Republic of Ireland governmental complex, formerly the fortified seat of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland rule in Ireland until 1922....
 from Shrewsbury road in 2000.

Knight
Knight

File:Gothic armor 2.jpgKnight is the term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. In the Commonwealth of Nations, knighthood is a non-heritable form of gentry....
ed in 1954, Beatty was made an honorary citizen of Ireland
Irish nationality law

Irish nationality law is the law of Republic of Ireland governing citizenship. A person may be an Irish citizen through birth, descent, marriage to an Irish citizen or through Naturalization....
 in 1957, and on his death in 1968, he was accorded a state funeral
List of Irish state funerals

State funerals in the Republic of Ireland have taken place on the following occasions since 1921 :Former Taoiseach John A. Costello did not receive a state funeral, at the request of his family....
 – the only private citizen in Irish history to receive such an honour. He is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery
Glasnevin Cemetery

Glasnevin Cemetery , also known as Prospect Cemetery, is the main Catholic cemetery in Dublin, the capital of Republic of Ireland. It first opened in 1832....
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External links

  • – Chester Beatty Library website