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. He is most well known for his founding of a charitable hospital which later evolved into a school and then a university in Aberdeen.

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