College of New Jersey
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The College of New Jersey, known at the time as the College of New Jersey and later renamed Princeton University, is a historic American institution of higher education founded in the 18th century in New Jersey.
Aliases (2)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Ivy League university
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private research university → university → |
| accreditationRegion |
Middle States region
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| associatedWithCity |
Princeton
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| country |
United States of America
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| foundedIn |
1746
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| foundingDate |
1746-10-22
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| foundingPurpose |
higher education in the American colonies
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training ministers → |
| governedBy |
Board of Trustees
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| hasCampusType |
residential campus
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| hasEducationalLevel |
graduate
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undergraduate → |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
major center of Presbyterian and later broader American intellectual life
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one of the earliest institutions of higher education in the United States → |
| hasMotto |
Dei Sub Numine Viget
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| hasNotableBuilding |
Nassau Hall
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| hasTypeOfInstitution |
liberal arts college (historical)
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| isOneOf |
nine colonial colleges
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| languageOfInstruction |
English
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| laterBecame |
major research university
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| laterLocation |
Newark, New Jersey
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| locatedIn |
Princeton, New Jersey
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
New Jersey
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| locatedInTime |
18th century
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| mottoLanguage |
Latin
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| mottoTranslation |
Under God’s Power She Flourishes
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| nameChangeDate |
1896
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| NassauHallCompleted |
1756
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| offersDegree |
bachelor’s degree
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doctoral degree → master’s degree → |
| originalLocation |
Elizabeth, New Jersey
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| predecessorOf |
Princeton University
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| region |
Colonial America
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| religiousAffiliationAtFounding |
Presbyterian
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| relocatedTo |
Princeton, New Jersey
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| relocationDate |
1756
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| renamedAs |
Princeton University
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| sector |
private, nonprofit
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| servedAs |
temporary capital of the United States
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| state |
New Jersey
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| temporaryUSCapitalYear |
1783
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Referenced by (22)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Aaron Burr
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Alexander Martin → George M. Dallas → George Walton Jr. → Henry Lee III → James Madison → John Randolph of Roanoke ("College of New Jersey (did not graduate)") → Luther Martin → Ninian Edwards → Oliver Ellsworth → Philip Freneau → Stephen Van Rensselaer → William R. Davie → |
educatedAt |
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George M. Dallas
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Stephen Van Rensselaer → |
almaMater |
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John Witherspoon
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Jonathan Edwards → |
employer |
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Lectures on Moral Philosophy
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associatedWith |
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Princeton University
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formerName |
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Princeton, New Jersey Colony
("College of New Jersey (colonial)")
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hasCollege |
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Princeton, New Jersey Colony
("College of New Jersey (colonial)")
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hasInstitution |
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Elizabeth Montgomery Witherspoon
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spouseEmployer |