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revolutionary -lrb- 1745 & ndash ; 1830 -rrb- , early benefactor war and namesake of rutgers university . hero and philanthropist , colonel henry rutgers 17 february 1830 new york city , new york , united states new york city , new york , united states 200px american october 7 , 1745 appletons ' rutgers henry signature.jpg henryrutgers.png henry rutgers
 henry rutgers revolutionary war hero and philanthropist king 's college -lrb- now columbia university -rrb-
henry rutgers

henry rutgers -lrb- october 7 , 1745 -- february 17 , 1830 -rrb- was a united states revolutionary war hero and philanthropist from new york city .
because of his donations to the school , rutgers university is named after him .
