Linus Yale’s family are of Welsh descent, and his ancestors were of the same family as Elihu Yale, the benefactor to and namesake of the well known Yale University.
Encouraged by their compiling progress, Fisher’s group started an architecture and hardware design effort called the ELI (Enormously Long Instructions) Project.
During his tenure the school was renamed Yale College to honor a gift from Elihu Yale, a governor of the British East India Company.
David Yale, who married Ursula Knight in 1641, became the father of Elihu Yale, namesake of Yale College.
On 8 August 1684, Madras was elevated to a Presidency and Elihu Yale made its First President.
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Governor Sir Elihu Yale (the initial benefactor of the world-renowned Yale University) was instrumental in the development of the Hospital and gave it new premises within the Fort in 1690.
This ancient prayer house solemnized the marriages of both Robert Clive and Elihu Yale.
There have also been population estimates by other individuals, notable among them being Sir William Langhorne and Elihu Yale.While an Indian census was not organised until 1871, minor population headcounts of the city were taken by the Madras government on 4-year gaps from 1851-52 to 1866-67.
On 6 October 1968, the 250th anniversary of the naming of Yale College for Elihu Yale, the classmates of Chester Bowles, then the American ambassador to India, donated money for lasting improvements to the church and erected a plaque to commemorate the occasion.