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Henry Rutgers (October 7, 1745 – February 17, 1830) [1] was a United States Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist from New York City. Rutgers University was named after him, and he donated a bond which placed the college on sound financial footing. He also gave a bell that is still in use.
Photograph by Nick Romanenko, Office of University Relations. [This is a revised version of an essay that originally appeared in the catalog accompanying the exhibition Benevolent Patriot: The Life and Times of Henry Rutgers, February 15-July 30, 2010, Special Collections & University Archives, Archibald S. Alexander Library.]
An extensive biographical essay on the life and times of Henry Rutgers, Revolutionary war patriot, New York State legislator, brewer, and noted philanthropist for whom Rutgers University is named.
1825 Queen’s College renamed Rutgers College to honor benefactor and Revolutionary War hero Colonel Henry Rutgers. 1864 N.J.’s Land Grant, Rutgers Scientific School, established. The University Takes Shape. 1946 Rutgers University–Newark founded. 1950 Rutgers University–Camden founded.
Rutgers University (/ ˈ r ʌ t ɡ ər z / RUT-gərz; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church.
The bell itself is part of a Rutgers graduation tradition. In 1825, Colonel Henry Rutgers donated the interest on a $5,000 bond and a bell to the then struggling Queen’s College. The money kept the college alive and as a token of its gratitude, Queen’s College was renamed Rutgers College.
Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor book history, the novel, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century culture, gender. Stéphane Robolin ... Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Murray Hall 510 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1167 Phone: (848) 932-7571: Facebook: Twitter: YouTube: Home; Contacts; Search;
