EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Named for Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch colonial governor of New York.

Location:
New York City

Founding Date:
1904

Motto:
Pro scientia atque sapientia

Enrollment:
3100

Official Website:
http://www.stuy.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Alda	Actor	26-Nov-1914	3-May-1986	Cloak and Dagger
David Axelrod	Government	22-Feb-1955		NBC talking head
Walter Becker	Musician	20-Feb-1950		Co-Founder of Steely Dan
Richard Ben-Veniste	Attorney	3-Jan-1943		9-11 Commission member
Al Bendich	Attorney	18-Jun-1929	5-Jan-2015	Civil rights attorney
Arthur Blank	Business	27-Sep-1942		Co-Founder of Home Depot
Martin Brest	Film Director	8-Aug-1951		Beverly Hills Cop
J. Edward Bromberg	Actor	25-Dec-1903	6-Dec-1951	The Mark of Zorro
James Cagney	Actor	17-Jul-1899	30-Mar-1986	New York tough guy
Eagle-Eye Cherry	Musician	7-May-1968		Desireless
Bram Cohen	Computer Programmer	1975		Creator of BitTorrent
Frank Conroy	Author	15-Jan-1936	6-Apr-2005	Stop-Time
Otto Eckstein	Economist	1-Aug-1927	22-Mar-1984	Council of Economic Advisers, 1964-66
Robert W. Fogel	Economist	1-Jul-1926	11-Jun-2013	Cliometrics
Bob Frankston	Computer Programmer	14-Jun-1949		Programmer of Visicalc
Brian Greene	Author	9-Feb-1963		The Elegant Universe
Robert Harrison	Publisher	14-Apr-1904	17-Feb-1978	Publisher of tabloid Confidential
Roald Hoffmann	Chemist	18-Jul-1937		Woodward-Hoffmann reaction
Eric H. Holder, Jr.	Government	21-Jan-1951		US Attorney General, 2009-15
Samuel P. Huntington	Author	18-Apr-1927	24-Dec-2008	The Clash of Civilizations
Roy Innis	Activist	6-Jun-1934		Congress of Racial Equality
Manfred Jonas	Historian	9-Apr-1927	25-Aug-2013	Isolationism in America, 1935-1941
Joshua Lederberg	Biologist	23-May-1925	2-Feb-2008	Genetic properties of bacteria
Kenneth Levy	Business	c. 1941		Founder of KLA Instruments
Allan J. Lichtman	Historian	4-Apr-1947		The Keys to the White House
Lucy Liu	Actor	2-Dec-1968		Ling on Ally McBeal
Serphin Maltese	Politician	7-Dec-1932		New York State Senator, 1988-2008
Grace Meng	Politician	1-Oct-1975		Congresswoman, New York 6th
Thelonious Monk	Jazz Musician	10-Oct-1917	17-Feb-1982	Influential Bebop pianist and composer
Dick Morris	Government	28-Nov-1948		Fox News lapdog, former Clinton advisor
Lewis Mumford	Historian	19-Oct-1895	26-Jan-1990	Technics and Civilization
Joseph Nacchio	Business	22-Jun-1949		Qwest CEO, convicted of fraud
Jerrold Nadler	Politician	13-Jun-1947		Congressman, New York 8th
Alvin F. Poussaint	Doctor	15-May-1934		Child-rearing expert
George Raft	Actor	26-Sep-1895	24-Nov-1980	Actor with Mafia ties
Paul Reiser	Actor	30-Mar-1957		Mad About You
Tim Robbins	Actor	16-Oct-1958		The Player, Jacob's Ladder
Michael N. Rosen	Attorney	c. 1940		Partner, Bryan Cave
John Schoenherr	Artist	5-Jul-1935	8-Apr-2010	Owl Moon
Hubert Selby	Author	23-Jul-1928	26-Apr-2004	Requiem for a Dream
Albert Shanker	Labor Leader	14-Sep-1928	22-Feb-1997	American Federation of Teachers
Robert Siegel	Radio Personality	1947		All Things Considered
Ron Silver	Actor	2-Jul-1946	15-Mar-2009	Wiseguy
Morton Sobell	Spy	11-Apr-1917		Rosenbergs' co-conspirator
Thomas Sowell	Economist	30-Jul-1930		Conservative economist, Hoover fellow
Henry Spira	Activist	19-Jun-1927	12-Sep-1998	Animal rights activist
Philip Sporn	Engineer	25-Nov-1896	23-Jan-1978	American Electric Power Company
Elan Steinberg	Activist	2-Jun-1952	6-Apr-2012	World Jewish Congress
Robert J. Zimmer	Educator	5-Nov-1947		President, University of Chicago

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank McCourt	Author	19-Aug-1930	19-Jul-2009	Angela's Ashes

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