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Encyclopedia > Carnegie Foundation

The Carnegie Foundation ("Carnegie Stichting" in Dutch) is a organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands. It was founded in 1903 by Andrew Carnegie in order to manage his donation of $1.5 million, which was used for the construction, management and maintanace of the Peace Palace. The Peace Palace was built to house the Permanent Court of Arbitration and a library of international law. Arms of The Hague Flag of The city of The Hague. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. ... The Peace Palace (Vredespaleis in Dutch), situated in The Hague, Netherlands, is often called the seat of international law because it houses the International Court of Justice (which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations), the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Hague Academy of International Law, and the... The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), also known as the Hague Tribunal is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands. ...


The Foundation became the legal owner of the Peace Palace since the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which is based there along with its library, could not own the building under Dutch law.. The Peace Palace (Vredespaleis in Dutch), situated in The Hague, Netherlands, is often called the seat of international law because it houses the International Court of Justice (which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations), the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Hague Academy of International Law, and the... The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), also known as the Hague Tribunal is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands. ...


The Foundation has five Dutch board members, from which four are chosen by the Dutch monarch and one by the Supervisory Board of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Current chairman of the Carnegie Foundation is Hans van den Broek. The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ... The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), also known as the Hague Tribunal is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands. ... Hans van den Broek  listen (born 11 December 1936 in Paris) is a Dutch politician. ...


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  • The Peace Palace
  • List of chairmen

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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, independent, nonprofit policy study center dedicated to strengthening American education,...
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching disbursed, during its fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, to American and Canadian colleges and universities $1,478,131 for professors' retiring allowances, and $483,075 for widows' pensions, a total of $1,961,206.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, at the close of its fiscal year 1938-39, had resources totaling $26,917,932, of which $21,255,900 was in bonds (par value), $4,646,459 in stocks (cost), and $1,319,503 cash in banks.
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