Vassar may refer to:
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Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) (formerly Vassar Brothers Hospital) is a 350-bed not-for-profit hospital overlooking the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York. It is part of the Nuvance Health healthcare network and is the major medical cen ...
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Vassar College
Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States, closely follo ...
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1312 Vassar
1312 Vassar, provisional designation , is a carbonaceous Alauda asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 27 July 1933, by Belgian–American astronomer George Van Biesbroec ...
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People
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John Ellison Vassar
John Ellison Vassar (1813–1878) was an American lay preacher and missionary.
Early life
John Ellison Vassar was born January 13, 1813 and named for his maternal uncle. He was the son of Thomas Vassar of Norfolk, England. Originally named "Vasse ...
(1813–1878), American lay preacher and missionary
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Matthew Vassar
Matthew Vassar (April 29, 1792 – June 23, 1868) was an English-born American brewer, merchant and philanthropist. He founded Vassar College, a women’s college, in 1861. He was a cousin of John Ellison Vassar. The city of Vassar, Michigan, is ...
(1792–1868), American brewer and merchant, founder of Vassar College
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Phil Vassar
Phillip George Vassar Jr. (born May 28, 1962) is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw ("For a Little While", ...
(born 1964), American country music artist
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Vassar B. Carlton
Vassar Benjamin Carlton (November 13, 1912 – August 31, 2005) was a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1969 to 1974, serving as chief justice for his final year on the Court.Erik Robinson, "Florida Supreme Court Justices: List of Life Da ...
(1912–2005), American jurist
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Vassar Clements
Vassar Carlton Clements (April 25, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was an American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and ...
(1928–2005), American fiddler
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Vassar Miller
Vassar Miller (July 19, 1924 – October 31, 1998) was an American writer and poet. She served as Poet Laureate of Texas (1988-1989).
Biography
Miller was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of real estate investor Jesse G. Miller. She began wri ...
(1924–1998), American writer and poet
Places
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Vassar, Manitoba Vassar is a community located in southeastern Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Piney, approximately north of the Canada–United States border with Minnesota.
History
Vassar's first inhabitants settled in 1896 with the railr ...
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Vassar, Idaho
Vassar is an unincorporated community in Latah County, in the U.S. state of Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United ...
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Vassar, Kansas
Vassar is an unincorporated community in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 584. It is located northeast of Lyndon, also about half a mile south of Pomona Lake.
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Vassar, Michigan
Vassar is a city in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Founded March 1, 1849. The population was 2,727 at the 2020 census and 2,697 in 2010 (an increase of about 1.1%). The city is located on the western edge of Vassar Township but i ...
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Vassar Township, Michigan
Vassar Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,093 at the 2010 Census. The city of Vassar is located on the western edge of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
Geography
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Vassar Glacier
Vassar Glacier is a long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends southeast to College Fjord, west of College Point and west of Valdez. It was named for Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Ex ...
, Alaska, US
See also
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Vassar-Smith baronets
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