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John Hughes, Archbishop of New York and founder of St. John's College at Fordham. [4]In September 1840, the Irish-born coadjutor bishop (later archbishop) of the Diocese of New York, the Most Reverend John J. Hughes, [5] purchased the bulk of Rose Hill Manor, a private farm in the village of Fordham, New York (located in present-day the Bronx, New York City), for slightly less than $30,000 ...
The following is a partial list of current and former notable faculty of Fordham University in New York ... (1890–1964), Professor of History at Fordham University ...
Fordham University (/ ˈ f ɔːr d ə m /) is a private Jesuit research university in New York City, United States.Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its original campus is located, Fordham is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the northeastern United States [11] and the third-oldest university in New York State.
Fordham contains two New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations. [35] Engine Company 48/Ladder Company 56/Division 7 is located at 2417 Webster Avenue, [ 36 ] while Engine Company 75/Ladder Company 33/Battalion 19 is located at 2175 Walton Avenue.
Fordham University is a private, Roman Catholic research university located in New York City, New York, United States.Founded in 1841, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the northeastern United States, [1] the third-oldest university in the state of New York, and the only Jesuit university in New York City. [2]
The following is a list of the presidents of Fordham University, from its establishment as St. John's College onward. From 1841 to 1846, the university was governed by the Archdiocese of New York , and was placed in the custody of the Society of Jesus thereafter.
Duane Library is a former library located at Fordham University's Rose Hill campus, originally constructed in 1926. After the construction of the William D. Walsh Family Library in 1997, Duane Library officially closed. Renovated in 2004, it now houses the university's admissions office and theology department.
Dealy began his education in NYC public schools, but in 1843 he started his studies at St. John's Grammar Department; which later became known as the Second Division; today it is Fordham Preparatory School. [2] Three years later, in 1846, he was a part of the first graduating class of the Grammar Department.