Robert S. Brookings
#182,484
Most Influential Person Across History
American businessman
Why Is Robert S. Brookings Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Robert Somers Brookings was an American businessman and philanthropist, known for his involvement with Washington University in St. Louis and his founding of the Brookings Institution. Early life and education Brookings was born in Cecil County, Maryland, near Baltimore, where he grew up, to Richard and Mary Eliza Brookings. His father died when Robert was only two and money was scarce.
