Ezra Stiles was an American educator, academic, Congregationalist minister, theologian, and author. He is noted as the seventh president of Yale College (1778–1795) and one of the founders of Brown University. According to religious historian Timothy L. Hall, Stiles' tenure at Yale distinguishes him as "one of the first great American college presidents."
Stiles, 1770–1771, by Samuel King
Yale College diploma, Ezra Stiles, Class of 1746
Stiles moved to Newport in 1755 to serve as minister of the Second Congregational Church
The Ezra Stiles House in Newport, Rhode Island
Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, when its schools were confederated and the institution was renamed Yale University. It is ranked as one of the top colleges in the United States.
The coat of arms of the College is inspired by the coat of arms of Elihu Yale
Elihu Yale Memorial, St. Mary's Church, Madras
Harkness Tower at Yale
Sheffield–Sterling–Strathcona Hall, main administrative building of Yale College