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John Harvard (Southwark, 26 de novembro de 1607 – Charlestown, 14 de setembro de 1638) foi um pastor congregacional calvinista inglês e que foi viver nas colônias americanas, em Massachusetts, tendo feito uma importante doação à instituição que hoje tem o seu nome: a Universidade Harvard.
- Reino da Inglaterra, Inglaterra
- 26 de novembro de 1607, Southwark
- 14 de setembro de 1638, Charlestown
- Boston
John Harvard (born November 1607, London, Eng.—died Sept. 14, 1638, Charlestown [part of Boston], Mass. [U.S.]) was a New England colonist whose bequest permitted the firm establishment of Harvard College.
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John Harvard (1607–1638) was an English dissenting minister in colonial New England whose deathbed bequest to the "schoale or colledge" founded two years earlier by the Massachusetts Bay Colony was so gratefully received that it was consequently ordered "that the Colledge agreed upon formerly to be built at Cambridge shalbee called ...
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- Tuberculosis
- Ann Sadler
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17 de mai. de 2018 · John Harvard (1607-1638) was a Puritan clergyman and benefactor of Harvard University. He left half of his estate and his library to the college, which was renamed after him in 1639.
Learn about the origins and milestones of Harvard University, from its founding in 1636 to its present day. John Harvard, the College's namesake and first benefactor, was a Cambridge University graduate and a clergyman who left his library and estate to the College.
Há 5 dias · Learn about the origins, development, and achievements of Harvard University, the first college in the American colonies. John Harvard was the first major benefactor, but not the founder, of the School.
Estátua ao benemérito John Harvard é um dos símbolos da instituição. Em 2010, Harvard empregava 2.100 professores para lecionar a 6.700 alunos e 14.500 pós-graduados. Oito presidentes dos Estados Unidos ali se formaram e 75 laureados em distintos Prêmios Nobel lá fizeram suas pesquisas.
