Collegiate School of Connecticut
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The Collegiate School of Connecticut was the early name for what became Yale University, a prestigious Ivy League institution of higher education in New Haven, Connecticut.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Collegiate School of Connecticut canonical | 2 |
| Collegiate School in Saybrook | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college
ⓘ
institution of higher education ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
classical education
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| affiliation | Ivy League (through its successor Yale University) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Collegiate School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterDate | October 1701 ⓘ |
| charteredBy | Colony of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abraham Pierson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congregationalist ministers ⓘ Israel Chauncy NERFINISHED ⓘ James Pierpont NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ Noadiah Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Andrew NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Mather NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Buckingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of trustees ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | Latin (through its successor Yale) ⓘ |
| historicalEra | colonial America ⓘ |
| inception | 1701 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
Greek
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ |
| movedTo | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementDate | 1716 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Elihu Yale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBenefactor | Elihu Yale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Saybrook, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Yale College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | training Congregationalist ministers ⓘ |
| regionServed | New England ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingDate | 1718 ⓘ |
| significance | one of the earliest colleges in British North America ⓘ |
| successor | Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | private college ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Collegiate School in Saybrook