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Джон Харвард (на английски: John Harvard) е английски християнски проповедник, в чест на когото е наречен Харвардският университет. Той завещава половината си имущество и библиотека на университета. Умира едва 30-годишен.
1. Nov. 2007 · This November, Harvard University will mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of John Harvard, not the institution’s founder as he is sometimes credited, but rather its first major benefactor. Such a noteworthy anniversary warrants reflection, although, unfortunately, a great many details about both the history of John Harvard and the legacy of his library are lost to time.
The Charter of 1650, which continues to govern Harvard, pledges the University to “the education of English and Indian youth.”. From 1655 to 1698, the “Indian College” stood in Harvard Yard, on the site currently occupied by Matthews Hall. It was not until 1970 that a program was established to specifically address Native American issues.
John Harvard (ur. 26 listopada 1607 w Londynie, zm. 14 września 1638 w Charlestown [1]) – angielski duchowny purytański, pastor w prowincji Massachusetts Bay. Jego imieniem został nazwany Uniwersytet Harvarda [2] . Londyńczyk z dzielnicy Southwark, czwarty z dziewięciorga dzieci Roberta Harvarda (1562–1625), z zawodu rzeźnika ...
John Wise (clergyman) John Wise (August 15, 1652 – April 8, 1725) was a Congregationalist reverend and political leader in Massachusetts during the American colonial period. Wise was noted for his political activism, specifically his protests against British taxation, for which he was once jailed [1] As the pastor of the Chebacco Parish from ...
John Barnard (clergyman) Coat of Arms of John Barnard. John Barnard (6 November 1681 – 24 January 1770) was a Congregationalist minister from Massachusetts . Barnard attended Harvard where he received an MA and also read theology. In 1707 he became one of the chaplains in an expedition against Port Royal, Acadia.
On September 8, 1636, Harvard, the first college in the American colonies, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University was officially founded by a vote by the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Harvard’s endowment started with John Harvard’s initial donation of 400 books and half his estate, but in 1721 ...
