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Word: attendent (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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However, it was this family tragedy thatallowed John to attend university; otherwise, helikely would have gone on to be a butcher...

Author: By Jennifer L. Mnookin, | Title: The Man, The Myth, The Legend | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

...according to 350th organizers, none of these Harvard descendents will attend this week's festivities. Davis, who visited Harvard last May, says, "It makes me very proud to be related to John Harvard, and I would have liked to make my trip to the States coincide with the celebration--the program looks excellent...

Author: By Jennifer L. Mnookin, | Title: The Man, The Myth, The Legend | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

Peter's father, Lionel de Jersey Harvard '15, was the only descendent of John Harvard ever to attend Harvard University, and was admitted to the University, but only with a little help from Massachusetts Hall...

Author: By Jennifer L. Mnookin, | Title: The Man, The Myth, The Legend | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

Lionel, the only direct descendent of John Harvard's brother Thomas, hoped to attend university, but his family was unable to afford it. When Harvard President A. Lawrence Lowell, Class of 1877, learned that a descendent of John Harvard was interested in attending the school, he decided to try to help...

Author: By Jennifer L. Mnookin, | Title: The Man, The Myth, The Legend | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

Indeed, it was highly unusual for someone likeJohn to attend university--his family had nouniversity connections, and they were middle-classrather than gentry, a barrier that was usuallyinsurmountable at the time...

Author: By Jennifer L. Mnookin, | Title: The Man, The Myth, The Legend | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

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