Drexel University
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System number
987007580112405171
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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Drexel University
Other forms of name
Philadelphia (Pa.). Drexel University
Coordinates
-75.188686 -75.188686 39.956441 39.956441 (gooearth )
Type of corporate body
Universities and colleges
See Also From tracing corporate name
Drexel Institute of Technology
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Sources of Information
- Columbia Encyclopedia, 2001(Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.; coeducational; founded 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel; opened 1892; chartered 1894 as Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry; renamed Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936; gained university status in 1970)
- Anthony J. Drexel founded the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry in 1891. Drexel has undergone two changes in name, in 1936 becoming Drexel Institute of Technology and in 1970, Drexel University. ( (History of Drexel University, viewed July 22, 2016) )
- lcn 2016