Question

_____ gave 1,000,000 to the institution that became Vanderbilt University

A. Henry Frick
B. John D. Rockefeller
C. Andrew Carnegie
D. Cornelius Vanderbilt

Answer 1

Option D, Cornelius Vanderbilt is the right answer.

Founded in 1873, the University of Vanderbilt is a privately owned research university in Nashville, Tennessee. The name Vanderbilt is given to the university in honor of transportation and rail tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt who granted $1 million to the institution.