Henry Dunster

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor academic freedom
religious freedom
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkb:New_England_Puritans
gptkbp:born 1609
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:contributedTo American_literature
Harvard's_early_curriculum_development
gptkbp:contribution established_the_curriculum_at_Harvard_College
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Dunster_family
gptkbp:died 1659
gptkbp:field education
gptkbp:historical_analysis liberal arts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early_American_education_reformer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Dunster
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Harvard_University
American_higher_education
gptkbp:influencedBy Puritan_theology
gptkbp:influenceOn Puritan_education
gptkbp:knownFor first president of Harvard College
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Dunster_House,_Harvard_University
gptkbp:nationality American
English
gptkbp:notableEvent established the first printing press in North America
gptkbp:notableFeature first president of Harvard College
gptkbp:notableWork Harvard_College_charter
gptkbp:occupation academic administrator
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Bury_St_Edmunds,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_Harvard_College
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Harvard
gptkbp:relatedTo Harvard's_early_governance
gptkbp:religion Baptist
gptkbp:role founder_of_Harvard_College
gptkbp:significantEvent resigned_from_Harvard_College
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth_Dunster
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_Chauncy