Robert S. Brookings
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Robert Somers Brookings was an American businessman and philanthropist, best known for his involvement with Washington University in St. Louis and his founding of the Brookings Institution.
Robert S. Brookings
Brookings in 1917 during his tenure on the War Industries Board
Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis is named after Brookings.
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in the St. Louis metropolitan area, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853 by a group of civic leaders and named for the first U.S
Robert S. Brookings
…Robert Somers Brookings (January 22, 1850 – November 15, 1932) was an American businessman and philanthropist, best known for his involvement with Washington University in St. Louis and his founding of the Brookings Institution. Brookings was born in Cecil County, Maryland, near Baltimore, where he was raised. His parents were…
William Greenleaf Eliot, first president of the board of trustees
Smith Academy (1856)
Washington University Manual Training School (1906)
Missouri Medical College, established in 1840, affiliated with Washington University in 1899.