Robert Gordon (philanthropist)

Robert Gordon
Born1668
Aberdeen
Died1731 (aged 62–63)
Alma materMarischal College, University of Aberdeen

Robert Gordon (1668–1731) was a Scottish merchant and philanthropist.[1][2] He is most well known for his founding of a charitable hospital which later evolved into a school and then a university in Aberdeen.[1][3][2]

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  2. ^ a b Lockhart, Brian R. W. (2007). Robert Gordon's Legacy. Edinburgh: Black & White Publishing. ISBN 1-84502-157-6. OCLC 166315663.
  3. ^ Bajer, Peter Paul (2 March 2012). Scots in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 16th to 18th Centuries. Leiden Boston: BRILL. p. 170. ISBN 978-90-04-21247-3.