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Henry Rutgers (October 7, 1745 – February 17, 1830) [1] was a United States Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist from New York City. Rutgers University was named after him, and he donated a bond which placed the college on sound financial footing.
- Henry Rutgers Marshall
Henry Rutgers Marshall FAIA (July, 22 1852 – May 3, 1927)...
- Henry Rutgers Marshall
W grudniu 1825 roku nazwa uczelni została zmieniona na cześć pułkownika Henry'ego Rutgersa, bohatera wojny o niepodległość. Pochodził on ze starej holenderskiej rodziny z Nowego Jorku, „bogaty kawaler znany ze swojej filantropii”.
Henry Rutgers Marshall FAIA (July, 22 1852 – May 3, 1927) was an American architect and psychologist.
In early September 1776, Henry Rutgers, the scion of a prominent Dutch-American family, mounted his horse and rode "with a slow step, and an anxious state of mind" across the fields of his father's farm on the East River in Manhattan. As he rode off, he "contemplated my … present situation, and my future prospects."
It was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 after Colonel Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), an American Revolutionary War hero, philanthropist, and an early benefactor of the school. [1] With the development of graduated education, Rutgers College was renamed Rutgers University in 1924.
Benevolent Patriot: Henry Rutgers, 1745-1830, by David J. Fowler. An extensive biographical essay on the life and times of Henry Rutgers, Revolutionary war patriot, New York State legislator, brewer, and noted philanthropist for whom Rutgers University is named.
Henry Rutgers, philanthropist, gentleman and patriot was born in New York City on October 7, 1745. He passed away in New York City on 17 February 1830, at the advanced age of 84. During his entire life he had remained a bachelor.
