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Peter Bing, philanthropist who championed Stanford, dies at 91
Peter Bing, who died last week at the age of 91, knew where felt most at home. As an undergraduate at Stanford in the early 1950s, he spent most nights at the Cecil H. Green Library when the day was done, according to the university. He was, by his own account, a shy student.
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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, Peter Bing, philanthropist who championed Stanford, dies at 91, Peter Bing, who died last week at the age of 91, knew where felt most at home. As an undergraduate at Stanford in the early 1950s, he spent most nights at the Cecil H. Green Library when the day was done, according to the university. He was, by his own account, a shy student.
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