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Who were the most important people involved in founding Harvard University?
I'm a little fuzzy on the details of Harvard's history. I know that the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony voted it into existence in 1636 and that seven United States Presidents graduated from the school. I would like some solid information, however, on where the idea for the school came from. Who dreamed Harvard up? Who was it's main benefactor? Did someone build it from the ground up? Was is a collaborative effort? What are some of the big names of people who made Harvard a reality?
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According to news.harvard.edu, it was reported that "Harvard College was established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown, a young minister who, upon his death in 1638, left his library and half his estate to the new institution."
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