Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in the St. Louis metropolitan area, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853 by a group of civic leaders and named for the first U.S
William Greenleaf Eliot, first president of the board of trustees
Smith Academy (1856)
Washington University Manual Training School (1906)
Missouri Medical College, established in 1840, affiliated with Washington University in 1899.
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St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its
Washington University in St. Louis
…include 18 university presidents, 21 members of the United States Congress, and 30 Rhodes Scholars. Washington University was founded in 1853 by 17 St. Louis business, religious, and political leaders concerned by the lack of institutions of higher learning in the Midwest. State Senator Wayman Crow and…
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