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Named in honor of both the college founder (Roberts) and the founder of Methodism and the Wesleyan Church (Wesley). Rockefeller University, New York, US John D. Rockefeller: Founded in 1901 by the oil baron and philanthropist as the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research Royal Holloway, University of London, England Thomas Holloway
Naylor, Natalie A. "The ante-bellum college movement: A reappraisal of Tewksbury's founding of American colleges and universities." History of Education Quarterly 13.3 (1973): 261–274. Robson, David W. Educating Republicans: The College in the Era of the American Revolution, 1750–1800. (Greenwood, 1985) online; Ruben, Julie.
Lincoln University College, Malaysia; Lincoln College (Illinois), a private college in Lincoln; Lincoln Land Community College, a public community college in Springfield, Illinois; Abraham Lincoln High School (disambiguation) Lincoln High School (disambiguation), includes some schools that may not be named after the president
Persons for whom colleges or universities were named. Jacob Albright; Richard Allen (reverend) Saint Andrew; James Osgood Andrew; Francis Asbury; Osman Cleander Baker
Pages in category "Founders of American schools and colleges" The following 195 pages are in this category, out of 195 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The College of William & Mary [b] (abbreviated as W&M [8]) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world. [9]
Former Name(s) Year of Change The College of Idaho: Albertson College of Idaho (1991–2007); The College of Idaho (1891–1991) 2007 Iḷisaġvik College: North Slope Higher Education Center; Arctic Sivunmun Iḷisaġvik College Illinois Benedictine College: St. Procopius College 1971 University of Illinois at Chicago: Ill.-Chicago Circle 1982
[3] [7] In 1825, Queen's College was reopened, and its name was changed to "Rutgers College" in honor of American Revolutionary War hero Colonel Henry Rutgers (1745–1830). According to the Board of Trustees, Colonel Rutgers was honored because he epitomized Christian values, the Colonel was a wealthy bachelor known for his philanthropy.