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  2. Cornelius Vanderbilt - Wikipedia

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    Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the United States.

  3. Daniel Diermeier - Wikipedia

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    Daniel Diermeier (born July 16, 1965) [2] is a German-American political scientist and university administrator. He is serving as the ninth chancellor of Vanderbilt University. Previously, Diermeier was the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, where he also served as provost. [3]

  4. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    June 23, 1980. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York, United States. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1940. It is owned and operated by the National Park Service . The property, historically known as Hyde Park, was one of several homes owned by Frederick William Vanderbilt and his ...

  5. Vanderbilt University Law School - Wikipedia

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    Website. law.vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt University Law School (also known as VLS) is the law school of Vanderbilt University. Established in 1874, it is one of the oldest law schools in the southern United States. Vanderbilt Law enrolls approximately 640 students, with each entering Juris Doctor class consisting of approximately 175 students.

  6. Vanderbilt rape case - Wikipedia

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    Vanderbilt rape case. The Vanderbilt rape case is a criminal case of sexual assault that occurred on June 23, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee, in which four Vanderbilt University football players carried an unconscious 21-year-old female student into a dorm room, gang-raped and sodomized her, photographed and videotaped her, and one urinated on ...

  7. Tennessee–Vanderbilt rivalry - Wikipedia

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    The Tennessee–Vanderbilt rivalry is a college sports rivalry between University of Tennessee Volunteers and Vanderbilt University Commodores.As the SEC's two schools located in the state of Tennessee, and separated by just under 180 miles, the two schools are rivals in all sports, with the football, basketball, and baseball series being especially hotly contested.

  8. List of chancellors of Vanderbilt University - Wikipedia

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    No. Image Chancellor Life Tenure 1 Landon Garland: 1810–1895 1875–1893 2 James Hampton Kirkland: 1859–1939 1893–1937 3. Oliver Carmichael: 1891–1966

  9. Vanderbilt, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Vanderbilt is a village in Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 498 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Corwith Township . Vanderbilt holds the record for the coldest recorded temperature in the state of Michigan when it reached −51 °F (−46 °C) on February 9, 1934. [5]