Cornelius Vanderbilt was a 19th century, American business owner, magnate as well as a philanthropist who had a net worth equal to $185 billion at the time of his death in 1877. Technically ...

Commissioned by Reginald, the son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and the grandfather of modern-day media figure Anderson Cooper, ...

Getty Images; Elm Court Estate; Library of Congress Elm Court Estate was built in 1886 as a summer home for Emily Vanderbilt, granddaughter of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, and her family.

It was the nickname of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the founder and first benefactor of the university that bears his name (more on ...

Vanderbilt, known as the "poor little rich girl", was the great-great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, a 19th Century tycoon. The socialite, who was married several times, made her name in ...