John Phillips (December 27, 1719 – April 21, 1795) was an early American educator and the cofounder of Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, along with his wife, Elizabeth Phillips. He was a major donor to Dartmouth College, where he served as a trustee. He also made significant donations to Harvard College and Princeton University.
John Phillips (educator)
Phillips Exeter Academy is a coeducational university preparatory private school for boarding and day students in grades 9 through 12, including postgraduate students. Located in Exeter, New Hampshire and founded in 1781, it is the sixth-oldest boarding school in the United States.
John Phillips, the founder of Phillips Exeter Academy
First Academy Building c. 1910, where the school opened in 1783
Exeter baseball team in 1881, including a student from the Chinese Educational Mission.
Edward S. Harkness, benefactor