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John Harvard blue plaque
John Harvard · Benefactor of Harvard University
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“John Harvard 1607 - 1638 First Benefactor of Harvard University Born in Southwark, baptized in the Cathedral and educated in the parish's grammar school. Sailed to Massachusetts, 1637 ”
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1607-38
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John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High Street, Borough, SE1 1JA
SE1
London Borough of Southwark
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John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High Street, Borough, SE1 1JA
SE1
51.501800, -0.092650
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