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Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War.
Vanderbilt family Timothy David Olyphant ( / ˈ ɒ l ɪ f ən t / OL -ih-fənt ; [1] born May 20, 1968) [2] is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in The Monogamist , and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris ' The Santaland Diaries in 1996.
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 ...
Employees living with disabilities reported a 9% drop in happiness over the past year, the largest decrease of any cohort measured. The group also reported a 15% drop in mental health, and an 18% ...
Some 95% of employees at Hilton said it's a great place to work, compared with 57% of those surveyed at a typical U.S.-based company. CEO Chris Nassetta leads the McLean, Va.-based company. Hilton ...
Founding engineer, Facebook. Spouse. Marieke Rothschild. Children. 3. Jeffrey Jackiel Rothschild (born February 28, 1954) is an American billionaire who co-founded several companies. He is the founding engineer and a large shareholder of Facebook. Despite his name, he is not a member of the Rothschild banking family. [1]
This is a list of notable current and former faculty members, alumni (graduating and non-graduating) of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Unless otherwise noted, attendees listed graduated with a bachelor's degree. Names with an asterisk (*) graduated from Peabody College prior to its merger with Vanderbilt.
Harvard College. Occupation. Railroad executive. yachtsman. bridge player. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt CBE (July 6, 1884 – July 4, 1970) was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player of contract bridge, and a member of the Vanderbilt family. [1]