Robert Aske | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Robertaske.jpg) Alderman Robert Aske | |
| Born | Robert Aske 24 February 1619 |
| Died | 27 January 1689 (aged 69) London, England |
| Occupation | Silk merchant |
| Title | Master Haberdasher |
| Relatives | Aske baronets |
Robert Aske (24 February 1619 – 27 January 1689) was a 17th-century English philanthropist, merchant and haberdasher, who served as an Alderman of London.
Aske is remembered primarily for the charitable foundation he endowed nowadays operating two leading schools at Elstree, Haberdashers' Boys' School and Haberdashers' School for Girls and the non-fee paying Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham school in New Cross, as well as others in the London area.