Interesting Facts About Harvard University
Who doesn't know Harvard University? Wow, it feels like a prestigious university in the United States is the dream of most people to be able to learn in it. Yep, Harvard University is one of the best universities in the world, you know!
This university is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1636. Apart from its academic strength, this university is the oldest university in the United States. No wonder the selection process to become a student at Harvard University is very strict.
But, do you know that Harvard University holds lots of interesting stories and stories in it? Well, in this review, berkuliah.com will present it to you in detail. Want to know? Come on, let's see together!
1. Naming Harvard University was used to honor the biggest contributor to this university, namely John Harvard, who turned out to be an alumni of Cambridge University, England.
2. Since it was first established, Harvard University was not followed by the word 'university', but 'college'. Only in 1780, the name changed to Harvard University.
3. Harvard University has 9 renowned faculties, including the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard School of Public Health and Kennedy School of Government.
4. The nine faculties of Harvard University were founded in the 19th century. Legendary!
5. Harvard University has a very grand canteen. The area of the canteen is very large, and is equipped with classic modern design.
6. Many Americans are curious to visit the magnificent canteen of Harvard University. The magnificence of a university canteen and its unique and classy design make this place so famous and phenomenal.
7. Harvard University has an art museum devoted to storing objects - ancient or historic art. Harvard Art Museum is located in Boston.
8. Harvard University is also one of the locations frequented by tourists from the vast United States.
9. At Harvard University there is a statue of the biggest contributor and the key to the development of Harvard University, namely John Harvard.
10. John Harvard Statue is often used as a photo location for tourists. It's historic.
11. In the past, John Harvard contributed about 400 books and most of his wealth to this university. Until finally, in honor of John Harvard, this university was named Harvard University.
12. Even though the Harvard statue is plastered in the corner of Harvard University, but actually no one knows exactly how the true face of Harvard. When doing document studies, the entire John Harvard photo collection turned out to have been burned out when there was an incident of burning the Harvard campus library.
13. To establish history by making a statue of John Harvard, finally the sculpture designer, Daniel Chester French, hooked the student who was considered the most handsome at Harvard as his model.
14. In the John Harvard statue, written the name Sherman Hoar, which is certainly the name of the student who became a model in making a statue of John Harvard. Sherman Hoar is a student at Harvard University in 1882.
15. The John Harvard statue is made tall and big, making anyone taking a picture there can only touch the statue's shoes. However, the existence of this phenomenon turned out to be a separate myth for Harvard University. Trust, who can hold these shoes will get good luck or their children can go to school at Harvard University. Interested in trying?
16. It's also called an old university. Old building, old building and leaving many legends. It is said, there is a gate in the Harvard University area that can only be passed twice by students who are studying there. The two times, among others, when you first study at Harvard University and when you graduate from there. The gate in question is, among other things, the central gate at Harvard University. If you pass more than twice, then the trust will drop out. Believe in not believing, everything depends on you.
17. Harvard University has 26 large and medium gates.
18. The Harvard University Library is the second largest library in the world after the library of the United States Congress.
19. The Harvard University Library has nine floors with four of which are basement floors. Until now, the collection of printed books has reached 15 million titles, digital books have reached 18 million titles and the number of photographs has 8 million. Super complete!
20. Because of the vastness, there are quite a lot of Harvard university students who don't memorize passageways and roads in the Harvard University library.
21. Harvard University keeps books with covers made of human skin! Creepy or amazing?
22. The human leather bound book is entitled Des destinees de l’ame, which mostly talks about the psyche. This book is an issue of the 1880s.
23. The detection of human skin on the cover of one of these books has been justified by Harvard health scientist, who discovered the peptide and protein found in human skin on the cover of the book. Wow!
24. Confirmed the existence of human skin made by the cover of the book, is one step to commemorate someone's death in ancient times.
25. Besides there are books that have covers made of human skin, there are also two other books whose covers are made from sheep skin, you know! All of this can only be obtained at the Harvard University library.
26. Reporting from dailymail.co.uk on Sunday, May 11, 2014, one of Harvard University's cultural studies clubs planned to conduct Satanic worship rituals as part of historical and cultural studies. The plan for the event to be held at the Harvard Memorial Hall has caused a lot of controversy because it is not good to be seen in a culture of trust.
27. Not only prioritizing extraordinary facilities and infrastructure, Harvard University also has a very good and effective curriculum and learning process, which is one of the triggers why this university is so prestigious and proud.
28. Journals published by Harvard University, many of which are used as references by various people around the world to achieve extraordinary results in their fields.
29. Quite a number of Indonesians are demanding education at Harvard University. One of them is Agus Yudhoyono, the son of president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. There are many more people - successful people who are alumni of Harvard University. Are you one of them?
30. For those of you who love football, of course know the figure of Sir Alex Ferguson, the former coach of the Manchester United team. Did you know that even though it was already dusk, Sir Alex Ferguson now became a lecturer at Harvard University with a focus on the management of a team, which in this case was the Manchester United team.
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