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Noun: Cornell  kor'nel
  1. United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)
    - Ezra Cornell
     
  2. United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
    - Katharine Cornell, Katherine Cornell

Type of: actress, altruist, businessman, man of affairs, philanthropist

Encyclopedia: Cornell, Ontario