Joseph Willard (Harvard president)

Joseph Willard was a notable American Congregational clergyman and educator. - AsNotedIn

Y/M/D	Description	Association	Composition	Place	Locale	Food	Event
Y/M/D	Description	Association	Composition	Place	Locale	Food	Event
1738/12/29	Abigail Sherman, wife of Rev Samuel Willard, gives birth to a son Joseph in Biddeford, York County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine).	Born
1781/00/00	Joseph Willard becomes president of Harvard. He will work in this position until his death in 1804.	Work		Old Harvard Yard	Cambridge, MA
1782/09/19	The president and fellows of Harvard College adopt President Joseph Willard's plans for a medical school with a handful of students and a faculty of three.	Work					History of Harvard Medical School
1783/00/00	First classes at the Harvard College Medical School are held in Harvard Hall. Students do not pay tuition but do buy tickets to the professors' lectures. They do not have academic requirements and there are no written exams.	Work		Harvard Hall, Harvard U	Cambridge, MA		History of Harvard Medical School
1804/09/25	Rev Joseph Willard dies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Cambridge, Massachusetts.	Died		Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, MA	Cambridge, MA

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