Henry Dunster (November 26, 1609 (baptized) – February 27, 1658/59) was an Anglo-American Puritan clergyman and the first president of Harvard College.[1]
Henry Dunster |
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| Born | November 1609
Bolholt, Bury, Lancashire |
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| Died | February 27, 1659 (aged 49)
Scituate, Massachusetts |
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| Nationality | United States |
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| Alma mater | Magdalene College |
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Education
He holds a bachelor's degree (1630) and his master's degree (1634) and taught at Magdalene.[2]
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Preceded by
Nathaniel Eaton, as Schoolmaster of Harvard College
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President of Harvard College
1640–1654
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Succeeded by
Charles Chauncy
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Presidents of Harvard University |
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- Eaton† (1637–1639)
- Dunster (1640–1654)
- Chauncy (1654–1672)
- Hoar (1672–1675)
- Oakes (1675–1681)
- Rogers (1682–1684)
- Mather (1685–1701)
- S. Willard* (1701–1707)
- Leverett (1708–1724)
- Wadsworth (1725–1737)
- Holyoke (1737–1769)
- Winthrop* (1769)
- Locke (1770–1773)
- Winthrop* (1773-1774)
- Langdon (1774–1780)
- Wigglesworth* (1780-1781)
- J. Willard (1781–1804)
- Pearson* (1804–1806)
- Webber (1806–1810)
- Ware* (1810)
- Kirkland (1810–1828)
- Ware* (1828-1829)
- Quincy (1829–1845)
- Everett (1846–1849)
- Sparks (1849–1853)
- Walker (1853–1860)
- Felton (1860–1862)
- Peabody* (1860–1862)
- Hill (1862-1868)
- Peabody* (1868–1869)
- Eliot (1869–1909)
- Lowell (1909–1933)
- Conant (1933–1953)
- Pusey (1953–1971)
- Bok (1971–1991)
- Rudenstine (1991–2001)
- Summers (2001–2006)
- Bok* (2006–2007)
- Faust (2007–2018)
- Bacow (2018–2023)
- Gay (2023–2024)
- Garber (2024–present)
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† – titled as the Schoolmaster; * indicates acting or interim president |
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