Nathaniel Eaton
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Nathaniel Eaton was a 17th-century English-born clergyman and educator best known as the first head of Harvard College, whose harsh disciplinary methods led to his dismissal and later life in disgrace.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic administrator
ⓘ
educator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harvard University history
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | England ⓘ |
| causeOfEndOfPosition | abusive disciplinary practices ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| employer | Harvard College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
ⓘ
theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathaniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dismissal from Harvard College
ⓘ
harsh disciplinary methods toward students ⓘ |
| laterWorkLocation |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifeOutcome | died in relative obscurity and disgrace ⓘ |
| movement | Puritanism ⓘ |
| notableEvent | trial and dismissal by Massachusetts Bay authorities ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first head of Harvard College ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
educator ⓘ schoolmaster ⓘ |
| partOf |
early colonial American clergy
ⓘ
early history of Harvard College ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
first head of Harvard College
ⓘ
schoolmaster of Harvard College ⓘ |
| relative | Samuel Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| reputation | disgraced former head of Harvard College ⓘ |
| sibling | Theophilus Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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