Elihu Yale
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Elihu Yale was a British colonial administrator. Born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Yale lived in America only as a child, and spent the rest of his life in England, Wales, and India. He became
Portrait by Enoch Seeman, 1717
Seaview of Fort St. George, the East India Company's headquarters in Madras, 1700s
The Government House at Fort St. George, seat of the Madras Presidency, where Yale would spend 29 years of his career
Warships attacking Fort St. George, Madras, along the Coromandel Coast. c. 1731 by Beorbe Lambert and Samuel Scott
Yale College
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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 o
Elihu Yale
…million in 2025), mostly made by selling diamonds, and spent his time and wealth in philanthropy and art collecting. He was the primary benefactor of Yale College, now Yale University, which was named in his honor, following a donation of books, portraits, and textiles at the request of Rev. Cotton Mather, a…
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