Nicholas Boylston
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Nicholas Boylston was an 18th-century Boston merchant and philanthropist whose bequest helped endow Harvard University's Boylston Professorship of Rhetoric and Oratory.
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| Nicholas Boylston canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
18th-century Boston merchant
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merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boylston Professorship of Rhetoric and Oratory
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Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bequestHelpedEndow | Boylston Professorship of Rhetoric and Oratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| cityOfActivity | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Colonial America ⓘ |
| era | colonial period of American history ⓘ |
| fieldOfMerit |
commerce
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philanthropy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bequest to Harvard University
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endowing the Boylston Professorship of Rhetoric and Oratory ⓘ |
| legacy |
Boylston Professorship of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University
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support of rhetorical and oratorical studies at Harvard University ⓘ |
| notableWork | endowment of Boylston Professorship of Rhetoric and Oratory ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
Harvard University
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higher education ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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