Definition of Elihu yale

1. Noun. English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721).

Exact synonyms: Yale
Generic synonyms: Altruist, Philanthropist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elihu Yale

Elginism
Eli
Eli Whitney
Elia
Elias
Elias Canetti
Elias Howe
Elie Metchnikoff
Elie Metchnikov
Elie Wiesel
Eliel
Eliel Saarinen
Eliezer
Eliezer Wiesel
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Yale
Elijah
Elijah Muhammad
Eliniko
Elinikon
Elinor
Elinor Morton Hoyt Wylie
Elinvar
Eliomys
Eliot
Eliotian
Elis
Elisabeth
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
Elisabethville

Literary usage of Elihu yale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society by Hakluyt Society (1888)
"Extract from a very lony letter from Governor PITT to elihu yale, dated October 3rd, 1707 :1 " I received your noble Present of a fine Silver Watch and ..."

2. Great American Educators: With Chapters on American Education by Albert Edward Winship (1900)
"elihu yale—Eli for short—had neither the college education nor the devotion to learning which ... elihu yale was born in or near Boston, April 5, 1649. ..."

3. Fort St. George, Madras: A Short History of Our First Possession in India by Fanny Emily Penny (1900)
"... XI elihu yale, THE MAYOR'S COURT AND OTHER MATTERS elihu yale'S name is best known in the present day in connection with Yale College in America. ..."

4. The Diary of William Hedges, Esq. (afterwards Sir William Hedges), During by William Hedges (1889)
"elihu yale was born at New Haven, New England, 5th April 1648. ... elihu yale died in London, 8th July 1721, and was buried at WREXHAM, with the following ..."

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