Dartmouth College: Quick Facts

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Date	1769 - present
Areas Of Involvement	Liberal arts
Notable Alumni	Norman Maclean • Robert Frost • Daniel Webster • Dr. Seuss • Louise Erdrich • Nelson Rockefeller • Mindy Kaling • David Harbour • Timothy Geithner • Rob Portman • Gail Boudreaux • Lou Gerstner • Kirsten Gillibrand • Henry Paulson • William Kamkwamba • Angus King • Harold Rugg • Budd Schulberg • I. Michael Heyman • Gregory Rabassa • Larry Woiwode • John Hoeven • James Nachtwey • John Henry Patterson • Caleb Mills • Levi Woodbury • Grant Tinker • George Ticknor • Owen Chamberlain • Francis Edward Clark
Related People	José Clemente Orozco • Jim Yong Kim • William Legge, 2nd earl of Dartmouth • Red Blaik • Eleazar Wheelock