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Who are John Harvard Elihu Yale ?

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John Harvard and Elihu Yale are two people who contributed to the development of two colleges in the US, named in their hour.

John Harvard was an English pastor who has donated greatly to the college during the time when the college needed it the most, which is why Harvard is named after him.

Elihu Yale was a merchant who donated greatly to Yale college, renamed in his honour.


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John Harvard is a colonist who established Harvard in 1936. It was originated in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and is one of the earliest colleges in the U.S. Elihu Yale is a Welsh a Welsh trader who began Yale university in 1701. He gave property and money to this school and his school is also one of the earliest schools in the U.S.


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