biography
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Brookings, Robert Somers
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| male
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| lived:
| (1850–1932)
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| biography:
| Business executive and philanthropist, born in Cecil Co, Maryland, USA. He had little formal education, but became a successful businessman in St Louis, first in manufacturing, then in real estate, lumber, and transportation. A patron of the arts in St Louis, he retired from business (1896) to help found and raise funds for Washington University (St Louis). He helped found the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, for the study of public affairs, becoming its first chairman in 1916. His works include Industrial Ownership (1924) and Economic Democracy (1929). |
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