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12 unusual facts about Boston Latin School


Brooklyn Latin School

The ideals governing Brooklyn Latin are borrowed largely from the Boston Latin School, and popular society's Ideals.

Cain Hope Felder

Dr. Felder holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Philosophy degree in biblical languages and literature from Columbia University in New York; a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York; a Diploma of Theology from Oxford University, Mansfield College in England; a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, Greek & Latin from Howard University in Washington, DC; and a diploma from the Boston Latin School.

Daniel Yankelovich

After attending Boston Latin School, Yankelovich graduated from Harvard University in 1946 and 1950 before completing postgraduate studies at the Sorbonne in France.

Edward Tuckerman

He studied at Boston Latin School and then at his father's urging at Union College in Schenectady, which he entered as a sophomore and where he completed a BA in 1837 and to which he returned for his MA after taking a Law degree at Harvard in 1839, traveling in Germany and Scandinavia, and making the first of his botanical studies in the White Mountains.

Ezekiel Cheever

On December 29, 1670, Cheever was invited to become Head Master of the Boston Latin School.

Frank Wigglesworth Clarke

He attended Boston Latin School and the English High School before matriculating to Harvard College’s Lawrence Scientific School in March 1865.

History of New England

Boston Latin School was founded in 1635 and is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States.

Joseph B. Martin

As Dean, he was instrumental in funding and building a major new research building across the street from the quad and Boston Latin School.

Joseph W. Cullen

Joseph Cullen grew up in the Boston area attending Boston Latin School where he developed his strong debate and speaking skills which he displayed throughout his professional career.

Martin Milmore

Milmore immigrated to Boston from Sligo, Ireland at age seven, graduated from Boston Latin School in 1860, took art lessons at the Lowell Institute, and learned to carve in wood and stone from his older brother Joseph (1841–1886).

Oneida Football Club

The team consisted of a group of Boston secondary school students from relatively elite public (state) schools in the area, such as Boston Latin School and the English High School of Boston.

William A. Worton

He first attended the Boston Latin School and subsequently Harvard and Boston University Law School before entering the Marine Corps Reserve from the Massachusetts Naval Militia on March 29, 1917.