Pratt Institute

The Pratt Institute is a specialized, private college in New York City with campuses in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Pratt is one of the leading art schools in the United States and offers programs in art, architecture, design, creative writing, library science and other areas.

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New York City - Manhattan - Brooklyn - United States

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Charles Pratt (1830-1891) was an early pioneer of the natural oil industry in the United States. He was founder of Astral Oil Works in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, New York. He joined with his protégé Henry H. Rogers to form Charles Pratt and Company in 1867. Both companies became part of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil in 1874.

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Charles Pratt - Oil industry - Astral Oil Works - Brooklyn, New York - Henry H. Rogers - Charles Pratt and Company - 1867 - John D. Rockefeller - Standard Oil - 1874

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Pratt is credited with recognizing the growing need for trained industrial workers in a changing economy. In 1886, he founded and endowed the Pratt Institute, which opened in Brooklyn in 1887.

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1886 - Brooklyn - 1887

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