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21 ore fa · History Early history Robert Rollock, Regent (1583–1586) and first principal (1586–1599) of the University of Edinburgh In 1557, Bishop Robert Reid of St Magnus Cathedral on Orkney made a will containing an endowment of 8,000 merks to build a college in Edinburgh. Unusually for his time, Reid's vision included the teaching of rhetoric and poetry, alongside more traditional subjects such as ...
1 giorno fa · John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving from 1857 to 1861, he took office at the age of 36.
1 giorno fa · Rutgers University is referred to as "the birthplace of college football" as the first intercollegiate football game was held on College Field between Rutgers and Princeton on November 6, 1869, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on a plot of ground behind where the present-day College Avenue Gymnasium now stands. Rutgers won the game, with a score ...
1 giorno fa · Weng Cho Chew – professor of electrical and computer engineering, member of National Academy of Engineering. Ron Dewar – music educator, jazz saxophonist, leader of influential Memphis Nighthawks. Anne Haas Dyson, Professor in Curriculum and Instruction. Jan Erkert, chair of the Department of Dance; Fulbright scholar.
