Cornell University
- United States
- Founded 1865
Overview
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.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1865Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | IthacaSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 24,900 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | cornell.edu (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Pearl S. Buck (opens in a new tab)Chinese women Nobel Prize winner, author, teacher, missionary (1892–1973)
- Toni Morrison (opens in a new tab)African American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019)
- Kurt Vonnegut (opens in a new tab)American author (1922–2007)
- Gillian Anderson (opens in a new tab)American actress (born 1968)
- Abraham Maslow (opens in a new tab)American psychologist (1908–1970)
- Steven Weinberg (opens in a new tab)American theoretical physicist (1933-2021)
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