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Definition of Elihu Yale
1. Noun. English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elihu Yale
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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