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Andrew Dickson White, American historian, academic, and diplomat, co-founded Cornell University (died 1918)

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Andrew Dickson White

American historian and politician (1832–1918)

Andrew Dickson White was an American historian and educator who co-founded Cornell University, one of eight Ivy League universities in the United States, and served as its first president for nearly two decades. He was known for expanding the scope of college curricula. A…
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Cornell University

Private university in Ithaca, New York, US

Cornell University is a private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson White in 1865. Since its founding, Cornell University has been…
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