HARVARD, JOHN
\hˈɑːvəd], \hˈɑːvəd], \h_ˈɑː_v_ə_d]\
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(1607-1638), was born in London, England. He was ordained a clergyman, but, being a Puritan, emigrated to New England in 1637 and became a freeman of the Massachusetts colony. At his death he bequeathed half of his property or about 750 pounds, and his entire library of 320 volumes, to the college which bears his name.
By John Franklin Jameson
