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Edward Holyoke

American educator
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June 25, 1689, Boston
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Jan. 1, 1769, Cambridge, Mass. (aged 79)
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Edward Holyoke (born June 25, 1689, Boston—died Jan. 1, 1769, Cambridge, Mass.) was the 10th president of Harvard College, who liberalized and strengthened its academic program. Born into a distinguished Massachusetts family, Holyoke attended the most prestigious schools in Boston before entering Harvard, from which he was graduated with high honours in 1705. He stayed at the college for seven years, first in the dual capacity of tutor and librarian and then as a fellow of the Harvard Corporation. Holyoke then embarked upon theological studies and was ordained as pastor of the Marblehead (Mass.) Congregational Church (1716–37). In 1737 Holyoke ...(100 of 163 words)

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