[kawr-nel] 
| 1. | Ezra, 1809–74, U.S. capitalist and philanthropist. |
| 2. | Katharine, 1898–1974, U.S. actress. |
| 3. | a male given name. |
| Cor·nell (kôr-něl') American businessman and philanthropist who helped develop and unify telegraph systems in the United States and founded Cornell University (1868) with Andrew D. White. |
| Cornell, Katharine 1893-1974. American actress known for her Broadway performances in A Bill of Divorcement (1921) and The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1931). |