神職人員約翰‧哈佛逝世，1638年9月14日

哈佛大學是世界知名的學府，它作育出六位美國總統及許多知名的美國人士。很難想像這麼有名望的大學，開始時只有九個學生和一位教師。你知道哈佛何以得名？1638年9月14日，約翰哈佛，一個麻州查爾斯敦的31歲的神職人員，約翰哈佛逝世，他捐出他的圖書館及一半財產給一所地區性、剛成立的大學。年輕牧師的捐贈使學校得以穩定的運作，為了紀念他，學校取名為哈佛學 院。


Harvard University is a world-renowned college that educated six U.S. presidents and many other famous Americans. It's hard to imagine that this prestigious university started out with nine students and one instructor. Do you know how Harvard got its name? On September 14, 1638, John Harvard, a 31-year-old clergyman from Charlestown, Massachusetts, died, leaving his library and half his estate to a local, newly established college. The young minister's gift provided the college with some needed stability. In his honor, it was called Harvard College.

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