Difference between revisions of "Knox College"

From Wikispooks
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "{{group |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_College_(Illinois) |spartacus= |constitutes=College |twitter= |start= |headquarters= }} {{SMWDocs}} ==References== {{refl...")
 
(unstub)
 
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_College_(Illinois)
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_College_(Illinois)
 
|spartacus=
 
|spartacus=
 +
|logo=Knox College logo.png
 
|constitutes=College
 
|constitutes=College
|twitter=
+
|start=1837
|start=
+
|headquarters= Galesburg, Illinois,USA
|headquarters=
+
|type=Private,liberal arts
 +
|website=http://www.knox.edu/
 +
|motto=Latin: Veritas
 +
|description=Private liberal arts college in [[Illinois]]
 
}}
 
}}
 +
'''Knox College'''is a private liberal arts college in [[Galesburg, Illinois]]. It was founded in [[1837]] and offers more than 60 courses of study.
 +
 +
The college was founded in 1837 by social reformers and [[abolitionists]] as the Knox Manual Labor College. The college was one of the first in the [[United States]] to be open to men, women and all ethnic groups upon its founding. In 1857 the name was changed to Knox College after its location in Knox County.<ref>http://www.knox.edu/About-Knox/We-Are-Knox/Our-History.html</ref> Many of the founders of Knox College and residents of Galesburg were abolitionists and actively supported [[the Underground Railroad]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20100601171751/http://www.knox.edu/x12131.xml</ref>
 +
 +
 
{{SMWDocs}}
 
{{SMWDocs}}
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{reflist}}
{{Stub}}
 

Latest revision as of 02:54, 7 August 2022

Group.png Knox College  
(CollegeWebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Knox College logo.png
MottoLatin: Veritas
Formation1837
HeadquartersGalesburg, Illinois, USA
Type•  Private
•  liberal arts
Private liberal arts college in Illinois

Knox Collegeis a private liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois. It was founded in 1837 and offers more than 60 courses of study.

The college was founded in 1837 by social reformers and abolitionists as the Knox Manual Labor College. The college was one of the first in the United States to be open to men, women and all ethnic groups upon its founding. In 1857 the name was changed to Knox College after its location in Knox County.[1] Many of the founders of Knox College and residents of Galesburg were abolitionists and actively supported the Underground Railroad.[2]


 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Nelson Dean Jay7 March 18836 June 1972USFinancierDavid Rockefeller said: “Dean Jay is important, if for no other reason, because he was one of the ten Americans to be invited to the first Bilderberg Conference.”
John Podesta8 January 1949Deep state operative
Joseph J. Sisco31 October 191923 November 2004USDiplomat
Spook
American diplomat, spook and university rector who wrote a working paper for the discussion on Western Power and the Middle East: A Case Study in Atlantic Relationships at the 1984 Bilderberg
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References