Yale, Elihu, 1649-1721
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Name (Hebrew)
ייל, אליהוא, 1649-1721
Name (Latin)
Yale, Elihu, 1649-1721
Date of birth
1649-04-05
Date of death
1721-07-08
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Gender
male
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- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online, Mar. 6, 2014(born Boston, Mass., 5 April 1649 but left North America permanently in 1652 and grew up in Britain; lived in India from 1671 working for the East India Company, eventually becoming governor of Fort St. George 1687-1692; also a private trader in precious stones during the East India period; returned to England in 1699; a benefactor of the Connecticut collegiate school at New Haven; the school eventually took on his name as Yale University; died in London 8 July 1721)
- Elihu Yale, the American nabob of Queen Square, 1939:t.p. (Elihu Yale)
- LC in OCLC, Sep. 11, 2000(hdg.: Yale, Elihu, 1649-1721; usage: Elihu Yale)
- PPPrHi files(Yale, Elihu, Esq., 1649-1721)