Charlottesville Daily Progress Virginia Humanities founder Robert Vaughan, promoter of people’s stories, dies at 74 Vaughan died Wednesday at the age of 74. Born June 9, 1944, he was the founder of Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, today known as Virginia Humanities, and led the organization for 43 years. https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/uva/virginia-humanities-founder-robert-vaughan-promoter-of-people-s-stories/article_315ddeb2-42d5-11e9-bdfa-0b2a6d0f70ea.html