Charles Grawemeyer
Henry Charles Grawemeyer (September 3, 1912 – December 8, 1993), industrialist, entrepreneur, astute investor and philanthropist, created the Grawemeyer Award at the University of Louisville in 1984.[1] An initial endowment of $9 million from the Grawemeyer Foundation funded the awards, which have drawn thousands of nominations from around the world.
References
- ↑ Edmondson, Jacqueline (2013). Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. pp. 85–86. ISBN 9780313393488.
Bibliography
- Kleber, John E. (2015). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 351–352. ISBN 9780813149745.
Grawemeyer, Henry Charles
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111005210738/http://grawemeyer.org/about/h-charles-grawemeyer-biography.html
- http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/fw_comment.exe/db/ket/dmps/Programs?do=topic&topicid=LOUL110093&id=LOUL
- Charles Grawemeyer at Find a Grave
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