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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
Spouse. Cornelius Vanderbilt. . . ( m. 1869; died 1877) . Frank Armstrong Crawford-Vanderbilt (January 18, 1839 – May 4, 1885) was an American socialite and philanthropist. During the American Civil War, she was a strong supporter of the Confederate States of America. [1] After the war, she lived in New York City and married multi-millionaire ...
The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine was founded in 1851 as the school of medicine at the University of Nashville and only became affiliated with Vanderbilt University in 1874. [4] The first degrees issued by Vanderbilt University were to 61 Doctors of Medicine in February 1875, thanks to an arrangement that recognized the University of ...
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt , and her paternal aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney , each sought custody of ...
Occupy Vanderbilt was a collaboration that included demonstrations and an occupation located at Alumni Circle Lawn at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Occupy Vanderbilt engaged in organized meetings, events and actions through March 2012. [1] The occupation was in solidarity with the global occupy movement and Occupy Nashville, [2 ...
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt was born on January 14, 1880, in Manhattan, New York. He was the youngest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934). [1] Among his siblings was Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942), who married Harry Payne Whitney, [2] Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877–1915), [3] and Gladys ...
The 2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played home games at Memorial Gymnasium . The 2007–08 team finished the season 26–8, and ranked 25th in both the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was an American businessman and member of the Vanderbilt family. A sportsman, he participated in and pioneered a number of related endeavors. He died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. [1]