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  2. History of Rutgers University - Wikipedia

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    Many of the present day buildings were named after these men. This includes men such as John Hardenburgh (the first president), John Henry Livingston (1810–1824 president), the Reverend (Phillip Milledoler (Rutgers president, 1824–40) Henry Rutgers (whom eventually the college was named after), and Theodore Frelinghuysen. [6]

  3. Rutgers University - Wikipedia

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    Rutgers University (/ ˈ r ʌ t ɡ ər z / RUT-gərz), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College , [ 10 ] and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church .

  4. List of presidents of Rutgers University - Wikipedia

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    The President of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (informally called Rutgers University) / ˈ r ʌ t ɡ ər z / is the chief administrator of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Rutgers was founded by clergymen affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church in 1766 as Queen's College and was the eighth-oldest of nine colleges ...

  5. Henry Rutgers - Wikipedia

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    Henry Rutgers (October 7, 1745 – February 17, 1830) [1] was a United States Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist from New York City. Rutgers University was named after him, and he donated a bond which placed the college on sound financial footing.

  6. List of Rutgers University people - Wikipedia

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    Richard Fink, B.A. in Economics, founded the Center for Study of Market Processes at Rutgers University. After the Koch brothers donated $30 million, it moved to George Mason University in the 1980s and in 1999 it became the Mercatus Center. James J. Florio, J.D. 1967 (Camden), 49th governor of New Jersey (1990–1994)

  7. Colonial colleges - Wikipedia

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    Rutgers was founded in 1766 as Queen's College, named for Queen Charlotte. For much of its history, it was privately affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. It changed its name to Rutgers College in 1825 and was designated as the State University of New Jersey after World War II.

  8. Rutgers University–New Brunswick - Wikipedia

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    The campus is named after Charles L. Busch (1902–1971), a wealthy benefactor, who unexpectedly donated $10 million to the university for biological research at his death in 1971. The campus was formerly known as "University Heights Campus" and the land was donated to the university by the state in the 1930s.

  9. Category:Presidents of Rutgers University - Wikipedia

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    The following individuals have served as President of Rutgers University, also known as Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and formerly known as Rutgers College (1825-1924) and Queen's College (1766-1825), established in 1766.