Why Is Vanderbilt University Named After?
In 1872 the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, granted a charter for Central University. Renamed Vanderbilt University after Cornelius Vanderbilt made an initial gift of $500,000, the school was dedicated in 1875. Why is Vanderbilt named after Cornelius Vanderbilt? Vanderbilt’s second wife convinced him to give $1 million, the largest charitable […]
