Washington University in St. Louis
The Washington University in St. Louis is a private American University in St. Louis , Missouri . It is a member of the Association of American Universities , an association of leading research-intensive North American universities that has existed since 1900. The university has 14 libraries with a total of 3.6 million holdings as well as numerous scientific institutes and centers.
history
It was founded in 1853 by the Unitarian William Greenleaf Eliot , the grandfather of the writer TS Eliot , and Wayman Crow . At first it was named "Eliot Seminary" in honor of Eliot, although this was less comfortable, so that in 1854 it was named "Washington Institute in St. Louis". In 1857 the name was shortened to a simple "Washington University". However, since it was often confused with the 17 other institutions of the same name, the university was given its current name in 1976. Usually they are briefly referred to as “Wash. U. ”or“ WUSTL ”.
Sports
The sports teams are the bears . The university is a member of the University Athletic Association .
Ranking
In all of the rankings considered in recent years, all major subject areas are among the top 20 universities in the USA. Over 90% instead of less than half of the nationwide colored students successfully complete their studies, which in the USA is generally regarded as an indication of high teaching quality, as it is a very typical feature of the most established universities.
Personalities
Art and literature
- Morris Carnovsky , actor
- Max Beckmann (1884–1950), painter
- Anita Diamant , novelist
- Charles Eames (1907–1978), American designer and architect
- Bernard Fuchs , painter
- John Gardner (1933–1982), novelist
- Robert Guillaume (1927-2017), actor
- Henry Hampton , film producer
- AE Hotchner (1917-2020), author
- Fannie Hurst (1889–1968), author and social activist
- Horst W. Janson (1913–1982), art historian
- Josephine Winslow Johnson , Pulitzer Prize Winner
- Paul Michael Lützeler (* 1943), German-American literary scholar
- Edward Shepherd Mead , playwright ("How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying")
- David Merrick (1911-2000), Broadway producer
- Oliver Nelson (1932–1975), jazz musician and composer
- JD Parran , jazz musician
- Harold Ramis (1944–2014), film actor and director, screenwriter
- Eugene B. Redmond , poet and civil rights activist
- Peter Roos (* 1950), writer and journalist
- Peter Sarsgaard (* 1971), actor
- Marilyn vos Savant (* 1946), journalist with the highest IQ ever measured
- Inken Steen, literary scholar and journalist
- Lauren Weinstein , cartoonist
- Mary Wickes (1910-1995), actress
- Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), playwright
- Olly Wilson , composer
economy
- William H. Danforth (* 1926), founder of Ralston Purina
- Bob Gamm , founder of KangaRoos
- John F. McDonnell , former CEO of McDonnell Douglas
- William J. Shaw , President of Marriott International Inc.
- Jack C. Taylor (1922–2016), founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Politics and public service
- Henry S. Caulfield (1873–1966), former Governor of Missouri, 1929–1933
- Clark M. Clifford (1906-1998), former US Secretary of Defense
- Earl Thomas Coleman (born 1943), Congressman from Missouri
- Hal Daub (born 1941), Congressman from Nebraska
- Alexander Monroe Dockery (1845–1926), former governor of Missouri, 1901–1905
- Alan J. Dixon (1927-2014), US Senator
- Leonidas C. Dyer (1871–1957), Missouri Congressman
- David R. Francis , former Missouri Governor
- Harry B. Hawes (1869–1947), US Senator
- Chic Hecht (1928–2006), US Senator
- Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. , U.S. Senator
- William L. Igoe (1879–1953), Missouri Congressman
- Victor J. Miller , Mayor of the City of Saint Louis
- Ben Moreell , U.S. Navy Admiral
- Roscoe C. Patterson (1876-1954), US Senator
- Phyllis Schlafly (1924-2016), author
- Ralph Tyler Smith (1915–1972), US Senator
- Selden P. Spencer (1862-1925), US Senator
- Leonor Sullivan (1902–1988), first female Congresswoman from Missouri
- Jim Talent (* 1956), US Senator
- Richard B. Teitelman , judge
- Raymond Tucker , Mayor of the City of Saint Louis
- William H. Webster , former director of the CIA and FBI
- Xenophon P. Wilfley (1871-1931), United States Senator
- George Howard Williams (1871–1963), US Senator
science
- J. Michael Bailey , sexologist
- Geoffrey Ballard (1932–2008), specialist in renewable energies
- Clyde Cowan (1919–1974), co-discoverer of the neutrino
- Liselotte Dieckmann (1902–1994), Romanist and comparativeist
- Julian Hill , chemist, co-developer of nylon
- Edwin Gerhard Krebs (1918–2009), Nobel Prize in Medicine
- JCR Licklider (1915-1990), computer pioneer
- Daniel Nathans (1928–1999), Nobel Prize in Medicine
- Sol Spiegelman (1914-1983), molecular biologist
- Earl Wilbur Sutherland (1915–1974), Nobel Prize in Medicine
Sports
- Jimmy Conzelman (1898-1970), professional football player
- Dal Maxvill , professional baseball player
- Muddy Ruel , professional baseball player
- George Herbert Walker (1875–1953), golfer and grandfather or great-grandfather of George HW Bush and George W. Bush
- Steve Fossett (1944–2007), balloonist and adventurer
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′ 53 ″ N , 90 ° 18 ′ 22 ″ W.