Harvard University considers him the most honored of its founders—those whose efforts and contributions in its early days "ensure [d] its permanence"—and a statue in his honor is a …

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 …

John Harvard is remembered today at Emmanuel by a special John Harvard Window in the college chapel. It was also at Emmanuel that he met his classmate, John Sadler, later the …

John Harvard came to America at age 29. He left England for religious, not economic, reasons. He died 14 months after his arrival of "consumption," and left a young widow and no children. …

Nov 16, 2024 · Harvard was named after John Harvard, who donated his library and half of his estate to the college in 1638. This significant contribution helped ensure the college’s early …

May 17, 2018 · Little is known about the short life of John Harvard (1607-1638). Yet his legacy has continued down through the centuries as the principal benefactor of Harvard University, …

John Harvard (1607-1638) was an English clergyman who settled in the American colonies, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1637. Upon his death in 1638, Harvard left half of his estate …

John Harvard (1607–1638) was an English Puritan minister in colonial New England whose deathbed bequest to the "schoale or colledge" founded two years earlier ...

Sep 14, 2025 · Harvard was born and raised in Southwark, Surrey, England, (later part of London), the fourth of nine children of Robert Harvard (1562–1625), a butcher and tavern …

John Harvard, namesake and founder of Harvard University, was raised in the Southwark section of London, mere blocks from the Globe Theatre. There is some speculation but no …