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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. [1] [2] 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 ...
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.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 ...
Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (December 29, 1830 – April 2, 1882) was an American socialite and member of the Vanderbilt family. After having a troubled relationship with his father, Cornelius Vanderbilt , he eventually committed suicide at the age of 51.
WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with T.J. Stiles, author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Knopf), on how the Commodore became one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in ...
The First Tycoon went on to win the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction [1] and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. [4] It was also named a New York Times Notable Book and one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, [5] the Financial Times, [6] the Christian Science Monitor, [7] the Boston Globe, [8] and the Philadelphia Inquirer. [9]
Vanderbilt University has shaped Nashville — and the nation — for 150 years now. Take a look back and ahead with a walk through campus. Vanderbilt University aims for excellence in divided ...
The series focuses on the lives of Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. It tells how their industrial innovations and business empires revolutionized modern society. The series is directed by Patrick Reams and Ruán Magan and is narrated by Campbell Scott. It averaged 2.6 million total ...
Commodore" was the sobriquet of the university's namesake, Cornelius Vanderbilt. The 1892 season also includes Vanderbilt's first meeting with Georgia Tech. The 1892 team was the oldest team in Grantland Rice's memory. He felt Phil Connell then would be a good player in any era. [9]