Horace Brinsmade Silliman
- Horace Brinsmade Silliman
Horace Brinsmade Silliman gave a $10,000 gift to start Silliman Institute, which later became Silliman University, in Dumaguete City, Philippines. He was a retired businessman and philanthropist from Cohoes, New York.
He was an active layman in the Presbyterian Church. The school was thus named after him.
External links
* [http://www.lostlandmarks.org/silliman.html Silliman Memorial Church in Cohoes, New York with a biographical sketch of Horace Brinsmade Silliman]
* [http://sillimanians.com/images/facts/bust.jpgPicture of the bust of Horace Brinsmade Silliman]
* [http://www.su.edu.ph Silliman University (official website)]
* [http://www.sillimanians.com Silliman Online Community]
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