I . Cornelius Vanderbilt
(1794–1877)
a US businessman who became very rich from his shipping and railway companies, and gave a lot of his money to support good causes. He established Vanderbilt University in Nashville , Tennessee , in 1873. His sons, especially the oldest, William Henry Vanderbilt (1821–85), increased the family’s wealth and continued its financial gifts.
II . Gloria Vanderbilt
(1924– )
a US businesswoman who designs women’s products, including jeans and perfume. Cornelius Vanderbilt was her father’s grandfather. She was called the ‘poor little rich girl’ after her mother, who had left her, and her aunt had a legal dispute, and a court decided in 1934 that she should live with her aunt. She received $4 million at the age of 21. Leopold Stokowski was one of her four husbands.