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Rev John Harvard

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Rev John Harvard

Birth
Southwark, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
Death
14 Sep 1638 (aged 30)
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Educator. He was the benefactor of what would become Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard students erected the present monument in 1828, as his original stone had been lost. He is commemorated in England with the Harvard Memorial Chapel in Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, and with a memorial window for him in the chapel of Emmanuel College in Cambridge.
Educator. He was the benefactor of what would become Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard students erected the present monument in 1828, as his original stone had been lost. He is commemorated in England with the Harvard Memorial Chapel in Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, and with a memorial window for him in the chapel of Emmanuel College in Cambridge.

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  • Originally Created by: Eric Thomsen
  • Added: May 22, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7477228/john-harvard: accessed ), memorial page for Rev John Harvard (26 Nov 1607–14 Sep 1638), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7477228, citing Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.