Emory University

Emory University is a private university in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[16] The university was started by the Methodist Episcopal Church as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia. It was named after Methodist bishop John Emory.^[17] The college moved to Druid Hills after Asa Griggs Candler, a wealthy businessperson from the slave owning Magruder family, offered it money and land there.^[18][19]

Emory University

Former name	Emory College (1836-1915)
Motto	Cor prudentis possidebit scientiam (Latin)
Motto in English	The wise heart seeks knowledge[1]
Type	Private
Established	1836[2]
Affiliation	United Methodist Church[3][4]
Endowment	$7.31 billion (2018)[5]
President	Gregory Fenves[6]
Students	15,451 (Fall 2018)[7]
Undergraduates	8,079 (Fall 2018)[7]
Postgraduates	7,372 (Fall 2018)[7]
Location	Atlanta , Georgia , United States 33°47′28″N 84°19′24″W
Campus	Suburban 631 acres (2.55 km2)
Newspaper	The Emory Wheel[8]
Colors	Blue  [9]
Nickname	Eagles
Affiliations	AAU[10] SACS[11] ACE[12] NAICU[13] IAMSCU[14] ORAU[15]
Website	www.emory.edu

Notable people from Emory

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  Alben Barkley, 35th Vice President of the United States (1900C, 1949H)
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  Bobby Jones, Only golfer to win a Grand Slam and founder of the Masters Tournament (1929JD)
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  Robert W. Woodruff, President of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1954
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  Kiyoshi Tanimoto, Hibakusha portrayed in John Hersey's Hiroshima, Organized the Hiroshima Maidens Program (1940T, 1986H)
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  Larry Leon Palmer, United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (1970C)
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  Bernice King, American minister and activist, the youngest child of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King (1990JD)
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  Natasha Trethewey, 19th US Poet Laureate, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing
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  Desmond Tutu, South African social rights activist, Recipient of 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for opposition to Apartheid (Professor)
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  William Foege, 10th Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Credited for global eradication of Smallpox (Professor)
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  Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, Recipient of 1989 Nobel Peace Prize and Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 (Professor)
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  Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, Recipient of 2002 Nobel Peace Prize (Professor)