Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
For whom was Harvard University named?
Harvard University was names for John Harvard - the Puritan clergyman who was the university's first benefactor.