Russell K. Pitzer
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Russell Kelly Pitzer (September 3, 1878 – July 1978) was an American orange grower and philanthropist. He was the founder of Pitzer College in Claremont, California, an early benefactor of the Pomona Valley Community Hospital (now the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center) in Pomona, and a noted philanthropist of other local causes in the Pomona Valley.[1][2]
Russell Kelly Pitzer was born in
As he acquired the resources to be a public benefactor, he became active in supporting Pomona Valley Community Hospital and the Claremont Colleges, participating in the founding of Claremont Men's College (now Claremont McKenna College) and Harvey Mudd College. In 1963 he took the lead in founding Pitzer College, and accordingly, Pitzer College chose the orange tree as its symbol.
In 1903 he married Flora Sanborn, and they had one child,
See also
- Kenneth S. Pitzer, his son, a notable scientist and academic
- Russell M. Pitzer, his grandson, a notable scientist and academic
References
- ^ Douglass, Enid; Beatty, Carolyn, eds. (1965). Russell K. Pitzer, Citrus Rancher-Philanthropist. Claremont, California: Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate University.
- ^ Daniel, Evelyn A. (1974). "Russell K. Pitzer: A Man of Vision". Pomona Valley Historian. 10 (1). Historical Society of Pomona Valley: 1–26. An updated version of this article is available at the Honnold/Mudd Library of the Claremont Colleges Library
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