the college at Newtowne

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The college at Newtowne was the early colonial institution in Massachusetts that later became Harvard College, named in honor of the clergyman John Harvard.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial higher education institution
precursor institution
affiliation Puritan clergy
approximateEstablishmentDate 1630s
architecturalSetting early colonial campus in Newtowne
campusType residential college
country Massachusetts Bay Colony
educationLevel tertiary education
establishedBy Massachusetts Bay Colony General Court
historicalRelation first institution of higher education in the English colonies in North America
historicalStatus defunct under original name
influencedBy English university traditions
languageOfInstruction Latin
laterBecame Harvard College
Harvard University
locatedIn Newtowne, Massachusetts Bay Colony
present-day Cambridge, Massachusetts
namedAfter John Harvard
namedForReason in honor of benefactor and clergyman John Harvard
notableLegacy foundation of Harvard University
purpose to train clergy and educated leaders in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
region New England
religiousTradition Puritanism
successor Harvard College
Harvard University main campus at Cambridge

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
John Harvard
beneficiaryOfDonation

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