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David Robinson (philanthropist)

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19: 86:"had been started in 1900 to meet the requirements of boys who are likely to follow industrial and commercial pursuits" and which he left at the age of fifteen in order to work in his father's bicycle shop in Cambridge. 225: 215: 73:, the third of six sons and third of nine children of Herbert Robinson, cycle shop and later garage owner, and his wife, Rosie Emily Tricker. 230: 210: 111:: in the late 1960s and 1970s he owned a large number of winning horses which also yielded significant profits. His racing stables, 185: 170: 93:, where he took over a garage and developed it into a large and prosperous firm. In the late 1930s, he built a business 115:, was one of the biggest racing stables in England. His string of 120–150 horses was split between two trainers, 77: 18: 108: 48: 23: 220: 59: 44: 90: 205: 200: 146: 8: 127: 112: 116: 81: 55: 37: 194: 33: 157:
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Biography of Sir David Robinson from the Robinson College website
94: 70: 123: 51:, the newest in the university, was formally opened in 1981. 97: 32:(13 April 1904 – 10 January 1987) was a British 58:, named after his mother, which is now a part of 192: 226:Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England 54:Robinson also donated £3 million to start the 78:Cambridge and County High School for Boys 47:to establish a new college in his name. 17: 193: 130:, the centre of English horse-racing. 216:British racehorse owners and breeders 126:in 1985, and died two years later in 104:, which was commercially successful. 231:20th-century British philanthropists 211:20th-century British businesspeople 13: 14: 242: 179: 147:"History of the Rosie" at cuh.org 107:Robinson was also involved with 164: 151: 140: 43:He donated £18 million to the 1: 133: 7: 49:Robinson College, Cambridge 24:Robinson College, Cambridge 10: 247: 80:, which according to the 161:, 12 August 1977, p. 10 76:He was educated at the 45:University of Cambridge 159:Cambridge Evening News 83:Cambridge Evening News 60:Addenbrooke's Hospital 26: 65:Robinson was born in 21: 171:"Sir David Robinson" 89:In 1930 he moved to 30:Sir David Robinson 27: 22:Memorial stone in 238: 221:Knights Bachelor 173: 168: 162: 155: 149: 144: 119:and Paul Davey. 246: 245: 241: 240: 239: 237: 236: 235: 191: 190: 182: 177: 176: 169: 165: 156: 152: 145: 141: 136: 12: 11: 5: 244: 234: 233: 228: 223: 218: 213: 208: 203: 189: 188: 181: 180:External links 178: 175: 174: 163: 150: 138: 137: 135: 132: 117:Michael Jarvis 62:in Cambridge. 56:Rosie Hospital 38:philanthropist 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 243: 232: 229: 227: 224: 222: 219: 217: 214: 212: 209: 207: 204: 202: 199: 198: 196: 187: 184: 183: 172: 167: 160: 154: 148: 143: 139: 131: 129: 125: 120: 118: 114: 110: 105: 103: 99: 96: 92: 87: 85: 84: 79: 74: 72: 68: 63: 61: 57: 52: 50: 46: 41: 39: 35: 31: 25: 20: 16: 166: 158: 153: 142: 121: 109:horse-racing 106: 88: 82: 75: 64: 53: 42: 34:entrepreneur 29: 28: 15: 206:1987 deaths 201:1904 births 102:televisions 195:Categories 134:References 113:Clarehaven 128:Newmarket 67:Cambridge 124:knighted 122:He was 95:renting 91:Bedford 71:England 98:radios 100:and 40:. 36:and 197:: 69:,

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Robinson College, Cambridge
entrepreneur
philanthropist
University of Cambridge
Robinson College, Cambridge
Rosie Hospital
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge
England
Cambridge and County High School for Boys
Cambridge Evening News
Bedford
renting
radios
televisions
horse-racing
Clarehaven
Michael Jarvis
knighted
Newmarket
"History of the Rosie" at cuh.org
"Sir David Robinson"
Biography of Sir David Robinson from the Robinson College website
Categories
1904 births
1987 deaths
20th-century British businesspeople
British racehorse owners and breeders
Knights Bachelor

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