It was named after the Collegeâs first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution. A statue of John Harvard stands today in front of University Hall in Harvard Yard, and is perhaps the Universityâs best known landmark.
This article is about the college in California. For the college in Iowa refer to Simpson College. Simpson University is a private, liberal arts college located on a 92-acre (37 ha) campus in Redding, California.
Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University in St. Louis (also referred to as WashU, or WUSTL) is a private research university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853, and named after George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 countries.