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Cornelius Vanderbilt, the founder of the Vanderbilt business dynasty. The progenitor of the Vanderbilt family was Jan Aertszoon or Aertson (1620–1705), a Dutch farmer from the village of De Bilt in Utrecht, Netherlands, who emigrated to the Dutch colony of New Netherland as an indentured servant to the Van Kouwenhoven family in 1650.
The Monument to Columbus [1] (Spanish: Monumento a Colón), also known as Monument to the Discovering Faith [2] (Spanish: Monumento a la Fe Descubridora), is a monument in Huelva, Spain. It is a work by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.
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.
On January 18, 2024, Pavia announced that he would transfer to Vanderbilt, following Kill there. [19] On October 5, 2024, Pavia led Vanderbilt to an upset victory over No. 1 Alabama, Vanderbilt's first win over a top-5 team in program history. [20] In the game, he went 16-of-20 for 252 yards and two touchdowns while running for 56 yards. [21]
Alva Erskine Belmont (née Smith; January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933), known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite and women's suffrage activist. She was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions, and willingness to challenge convention.
The Duchess of Marlborough, c. 1903, by Paul César Helleu Determined to secure the highest-ranking mate possible for her only daughter, a union that would emphasize the preeminence of the Vanderbilt family, Alva engineered a meeting between Consuelo and the indebted, titled Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, chatelain of Blenheim Palace.
In college, she played for the Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 2012 to 2015. [4] She played for three seasons, having redshirted in 2013, and made 46 appearances, scoring one goal and recording two assists. [5] [6] [7] Granados was included in the Colombia under-20 squads for the 2012 and 2014 editions of the South American U-20 Women ...
In 2001, Lander's monograph, Black Society in Spanish Florida, was awarded the Frances B. Simkins Prize for Distinguished First Book in Southern History by the Southern Historical Association. She is the author of Atlantic Creoles in the Age of Revolutions [ 5 ] which won the Florida Historical Society's 2010 Rembert Patrick Book Award.