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1 Vassar, Matthew
(1792-1868) Вассар, МэтьюБизнесмен и филантроп, владелец пивных заводов в г. Покипси [ Poughkeepsie], шт. Нью-Йорк. В 1861 основал Женский колледж Вассара [ Vassar College], который должен был, по его словам, "стать для девушек тем же, чем стали Йель и Гарвард для юношей" ["college for women that shall be to them what Yale and Harvard are for young men"]English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Vassar, Matthew
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2 Vassar College
Колледж Вассара ("Вассар")Престижный частный гуманитарный колледж высшей ступени [ senior college, liberal arts] в г. Покипси, шт. Нью-Йорк. Основан в 1861 как женский колледж [Vassar Female College] бизнесменом М. Вассаром [ Vassar, Matthew]; современное название с 1867. Большинство учащихся составляют женщины, но с 1970 принимаются и мужчины. Входит в ассоциацию "Семь сестер" [ Seven Sisters]. В 1917 в Колледже основан художественный музей [Vassar College Art Gallery] с известным собранием полотен художников Школы реки Гудзон [ Hudson River School], а также коллекцией французских художников разных эпох. Около 2,4 тыс. студентов. Библиотека насчитывает около 700 тыс. томовтж разг VassarEnglish-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Vassar College
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