The University occupies the buildings and grounds of the now-defunct higher education division of Robert College - a historic American academic institution founded in 1863 by wealthy New York merchant Christopher Robert and American missionary and educator Cyrus Hamlin.
Christopher Robert of New York was the founder of Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey in 1863, the oldest American school outside the United States.
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Rob Andrew (born 1963), Christopher Robert "Rob" Andrew, English rugby union player
Christopher Robert Margules (AM) is the Leader of the Indo-Pacific Field Division of Conservation International.