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Ezra Cornell (/ k ɔːr ˈ n ɛ l /; January 11, 1807 – December 9, 1874) was an American businessman, politician, academic, and philanthropist. He was the founder of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University.
Founder: Western Union Corporation. Cornell University. Ezra Cornell (born Jan. 11, 1807, Westchester Landing, N.Y., U.S.—died Dec. 9, 1874, Ithaca, N.Y.) was a businessman, a founder of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and a guiding force in the establishment of Cornell University.
Learn about the life and legacy of Ezra Cornell, the founder of Cornell University, through an online exhibition of archival materials. Explore his achievements as a telegraph entrepreneur, inventor, politician, and philanthropist.
Ezra, the eldest child, helped his father at his trade, running errands and even serving as a traveling salesman for his father. The Panic of 1819 further reduced the pottery market, and the Cornell family again went west to De Ruyter. In 1842, with the help of his sons, Elijah Cornell built a small pottery in Ithaca.
Learn about Ezra Cornell, the visionary founder of Cornell University, through his letters, diary, and cyphering book. Explore his life, achievements, and legacy in the context of nineteenth-century America.
Cornell University, one of the top research universities in the world, is a fitting legacy to the man who "would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Today, the university continues to excel at precisely what Ezra was best at: innovation and entrepreneurship.
Learn about the campaign to connect 200,000 Cornellians and raise $5 billion by 2026 to fulfill the founding principle of \"any person, any study\". Ezra Cornell built a better future for his community, his country, and the world with this vision.
