Christopher Robert
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Christopher Rhinelander Robert was an American philanthropist from New York City, who founded Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1863, arguably the oldest American school outside the United States
Christopher Rhinelander Robert, the founder of Robert College, which still bears his name
Cyrus Hamlin (missionary)
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Cyrus Hamlin was an American Congregational missionary, co-founder of Robert College, and the father of A. D. F. Hamlin.
Christopher Robert
…provided bursaries for many theological students and funded Beloit, Lookout Mountain, and Hamilton colleges and a seminary at Auburn. On 1856 Robert met Cyrus Hamlin when visiting Istanbul. From this meeting came the founding of the Robert College with the financial backing of Robert and others. He also left provision…
Cyrus Hamlin, co-founder of Robert College
Cyrus Hamlin's grave in Munroe Cemetery, 2020
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