Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded October 28, 1636, and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.Harvard was founded and authorized by Massachusetts General Court, the governing legislature of colonial-era Massachusetts Bay Colony. While never formally affiliated with any denomination, Harvard trained Congregational clergy until its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized in the 18th century.
By the 19th century, Harvard emerged as the most prominent academic and cultural institution among the Boston elite. Following the American Civil War, under Harvard president Charles William Eliot's long tenure from 1869 to 1909, Harvard developed multiple professional schools, which transformed it into a modern research university. In 1900, Harvard co-founded the Association of American Universities. James B. Conant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II, and liberalized admissions after the war.
The university has ten academic faculties and a faculty attached to Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three campuses: the main campus, a in Cambridge centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area.
Harvard's endowment, valued at $50.7 billion, makes it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. Harvard Library, with over 20 million volumes, is the world' largest academic library.
Harvard alumni, faculty, and researchers include 188 living billionaires, eight U.S. presidents, 24 heads of state and 31 heads of government, founders of notable companies, Nobel laureates, Fields Medalists, members of Congress, MacArthur Fellows, Rhodes Scholars, Marshall Scholars, Turing Award Recipients, Pulitzer Prize recipients, and Fulbright Scholars; by most metrics, Harvard University ranks among the top universities in the world in each of these categories. Harvard students and alumni have also collectively won 10 Academy Awards and 110 Olympic medals, including 46 gold. Provided by Wikipedia
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221by Moles, Juan, Derkarabetian, Shahan, Schiaparelli, Stefano, Schrödl, Michael, Troncoso, Jesús S., Wilson, Nerida G., Giribet, GonzaloContributors: “...Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University...”
Published in Scientific Reports (2021)
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222by Raup, Hugh MContributors: “...Harvard University Botany Libraries...”
Published in Bulletin of popular information - Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. (1939)
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223by Heer, Oswald, 1809-1883, Cramer, Karl Eduard, 1831-1901, Nordenskiöld, A. E. (Adolf Erik), 1832-1901, Schröter, Carl, 1855-1939Contributors: “...Harvard University Botany Libraries...”
Published 1868
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224by Jacobs, Lucia F.Contributors: “...Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University...”
Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2021)
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225by Hooker, Joseph Dalton, 1817-1911, Fitch, W. H. (Walter Hood), 1817-1892, Reeve Brothers.Contributors: “...Harvard University Botany Libraries...”
Published 1844
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226by United States. Department of the Treasury. Commission on Fur-Seal Investigations., Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944Contributors: “...Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library...”
Published 1896
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227Contributors: “...Harvard University...”
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228Contributors: “...W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center, Harvard University...”
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229Contributors: “...Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library...”
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230by Al-Attar, D, Syvret, F, Crawford, O, Mitrovica, J X, Lloyd, A JContributors: “...Harvard University...”
Published in Geophysical Journal International (2023)
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232by Gomez, Natalya, Pollard, David, Mitrovica, Jerry X.Contributors: “...Harvard University Center for the Environment...”
Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2013)
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233by Baudry, Jean Baptiste, 1814-1850, Blanchard, Emile, 1819-1900, Burty, Philippe, 1830-1890, Coupvent-Desbois, Aimé-Auguste Elie, 1814-1892, Coutelot, Mlle., Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, Decaisne, Joseph, 1807-1882, Dumoutier, Pierre-Marie Alexandre, 1797-1871, Gide, Casimir, 1804-1868, Grange, Jules, Hombron, Jacques-Bernard, 1798-1851, Jacquinot, Charles Hector, 1796-1879, Jacquinot, Honoré, 1815-1887, Montagne, Jean François Camille, 1784-1866, Oudart, P. L. (Paul Louis), 1796-1860, Oudet (Engraver), Pérée, A., Pihan Delaforest, A. (Ange), 1791-1842, Provost, A., active 1834-1855, Pucheran, Jacques, 1817-1895, Riocreux, Alfred, 1820-1912, Rousseau, L. F. Emmanuel (Louis François Emmanuel), 1788-1868, Schmelz, active 19th century-, Vincendon-Dumoulin, C. A. (Clément Adrien), 1811-1858, Visto, J. P., active 1841-1852, Werner, Jacques Christophe, 1798-1856, Imprimerie D'A. Sirou Et Desquers, Imprimerie D'A. Sirou, Imprimerie De Fain Et Thunot (Paris, France), Imprimerie E. Thunot Et Cie (Paris, France), Library of Congress., U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842Contributors: “...Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library...”
Published 1842
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234by Nisbet, Ian C. T., Montoya, Joseph P., Burger, Joanna, Hatch, Jeremy J.Contributors: “...Harvard University. Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology...”
Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series (2002)
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235by Nisbet, Ian C. T., Montoya, Joseph P., Burger, Joanna, Hatch, Jeremy J.Contributors: “...Harvard University. Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology...”
Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series (2002)
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236Contributors: “...Society of Fellows, Harvard University, 78 Mt. Auburn St., 02138, Cambridge, MA; School of Natural...”
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237Contributors: “...Harvard University...”
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238by Leiva, Carlos, Riesgo Gil, Ana, Combosch, David, Arias, María Belén, Giribet, Gonzalo, Downey, Rachel, Kenny, Nathan J., Taboada, SergiContributors: “...Harvard University...”
Published in Diversity and Distributions (2022)
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239by McElroy, Rebecca, Bottrell, Connor, Hani, Maan H, Moreno, Jorge, Croom, Scott M, Hayward, Christopher C, Twum, Angela, Feldmann, Robert, Hopkins, Philip F, Hernquist, Lars, Husemann, BerndContributors: “...Harvard University...”
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2022)
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240by Leiva, Carlos, Riesgo, Ana, Combosch, David, Arias, María Belén, Giribet, Gonzalo, Downey, Rachel, Kenny, Nathan James, Taboada, SergiContributors: “...Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University...”
Published in Diversity and Distributions (2022)
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