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Jamsetji Tata
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Indian industrialist, founder of the Tata Group (born 1839)
Jamsetji Tata was an Indian industrialist who founded the Tata Group, one of India's largest business conglomerates, in the 19th century. He is considered a pioneering figure in India's industrial development and remains influential in shaping the country's business landscape.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Empire
- Place of birth
- Navsari
- Place of death
- Bad Nauheim
- Child
- Ratanji Tata
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Educated at
- Elphinstone College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Zoroastrianism
- Image
- JNTata.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jamsetji Tata
- date of birth
- 1839-03-03
- date of death
- 1904-05-19
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- place of burial
- Brookwood Cemetery
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- જમશેદજી તાતા
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (3 March 1839 – 19 May 1904) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate. He established the city of Jamshedpur.
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