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John Boynton (c. 1791–1868) was an American tinware entrepreneur, politician, and philanthropist who founded Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. John Boynton was born in about 1791 to Elizabeth and Jeremiah Boynton, farmers in Mason, New Hampshire. Boynton served in the New Hampshire militia in 1814.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute was founded by self-made tinware manufacturer, John Boynton, and Ichabod Washburn, owner of the world's largest wire mill.Boynton envisioned science schooling that would elevate the social position of the mechanic and manufacturer, but not necessarily teach the skills needed to become either.
Ichabod Washburn (1798–1868) was an American Congregational deacon and industrialist from Worcester County, Massachusetts. His financial endowments led to the naming of Washburn College, now Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and the foundation of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts.
On November 7, 2022, it was announced that Wang would be the 17th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute starting on April 3, 2023. [9] Wang was ceremonially inaugurated as president by the university on March 22, 2024. [10] She was ranked 44th on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023. [11]
Roger S. Gottlieb (born October 20, 1946) is professor of philosophy and Paris Fletcher Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. [5] [6] [7] He has written and edited 21 books, including two Nautilus Book Awards winners, and over 150 papers on philosophy, political theory, environmental ethics, religious studies, religious environmentalism, religious life ...
Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI, informally: "Worcester PolyTech") was founded in 1865 as the Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Science by John Boynton and Ichabod Washburn (and Stephen Salisbury II, Emory Washburn, George Frisbee Hoar, Phillip Moen, Seth Sweetser, David Whitcomb, and Charles O. Thompson).
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The following individuals have all obtained degrees or otherwise studied at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Pages in category "Worcester Polytechnic Institute alumni" The following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total.