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| Noun | 1. United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937).[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Andrew W. Mellon
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| Andrew W. Mellon | United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is a foundation endowed with wealth accumulated by the late Andrew W. Mellon. It is the product of the 1969 merger of the Avalon Foundation and the Old Dominion Foundation. These foundations were set up separately by the children of Andrew W. Mellon, Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon-Bruce. It is housed in the expanded former offices of the Bollingen Foundation, another educational philanthropy supported by Paul Mellon. William G. Bowen is the Foundation's president. His predecessors have included Jack Sawyer and Nathan Pusey. As of July 1 2006, its president will be Don Michael Randel, who is currently the President of the University of Chicago. (references) | ||
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