Ezra Cornell
American businessman (1807-1874) · United States · On the map · Founders · Died at 67
Ezra Cornell was an American businessman, politician, academic, and philanthropist. He was involved in the founding of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as president of the New York Agriculture Society and as a New York State Senator.
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Cornell Free Library at Seneca and Tioga Streets in Ithaca, New York
This bronze statue of Ezra Cornell by Hermon Atkins MacNeil was erected on Cornell University's Arts Quad in 1919.
Llenroc was constructed by Cornell prior to his 1874 death; it is now the Delta Phi fraternity house at Cornell University.
Cornell's sarcophagus in Sage Chapel at Cornell UniversityAbout this person
Country
United States
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1807 to 1874 · aged 67
