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Harvard University, referred to as Harvard, is located in Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It is a top private research university, an Ivy League school, and a member of the Global Alliance for Advanced Research in Universities.
Harvard University was founded in 1636. It was first founded by the colonial legislature in Massachusetts, and was originally named "New Citizen College". To commemorate the generous support given by Pastor john harvard in the early days of the college, the school was renamed "Harvard College" 1639 in March. 1780, Harvard College was officially renamed as "Harvard University".
Harvard University consists of ten colleges and an advanced research institute. The school is also responsible for the management and operation of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. Among the best universities in the United States selected by American News in 2023, Harvard University ranked third. As of 20 18, Harvard * * * has 18 Fields Prize winner and 14 Turing Prize winner. ?
/kloc-at the end of 0/5, Columbus opened the Atlantic waterway from Europe to America, and Europeans crossed the ocean to America. /kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, the first British immigrants arrived in North America, where they opened up their own "Garden of Eden" in New England.
Among the immigrants, there are more than 65,438+000 Puritans who received classical higher education at Oxford and Cambridge universities. In order to enable their descendants to receive such education in their new homes, they established Harvard College, the first institution in American history, on the Charles River in Massachusetts in 65,438+0636.