Two big lies about Harvard University, we have been cheated for many years. What are they?

When I was a child, several kids got together to discuss the future. Ignorant children always struggled to decide whether to go to Tsinghua or Peking University, while children with a little "foreign flavor" would propose famous foreign schools such as Harvard and Cambridge, which seemed to be very advanced. In fact, Harvard is more of a yearning for us, and it is a yearning for institutions of higher learning on the other side of the distant ocean.

Harvard is one of the most familiar names for most Chinese people. Even if we were immature later, our understanding of Harvard changed from ignorance to unattainable. However, this prestigious school has always been with us in the process of our growth-of course, it is not their education or resources, which can only be enjoyed by the richest families, but the series of Harvard X: 3 in the morning, which was all the rage in previous years. No matter at two o'clock or four o'clock, although these inspirational books named Harvard have been discovered to be artificially fabricated, many students are still inspired by them. And this is one of the most familiar Harvard lies.

here, I will tell you two other "lies" that are widely known but admitted by Harvard university. These two lies are related to john harvard, the founder of Harvard University.

As for Harvard University, it has always been thought that this famous school in Boston was founded in 1638. In fact, the school was first established in 1636, fifteen years after the first group of Puritans who fled England and traveled across the ocean from may flower to Boston Bay established their colonial stronghold here. Many of these early colonists graduated from Oxford and Cambridge in England. In the New World, in order to rebuild a school here, they raised 4 pounds through the colonial parliament and established the first university in the New World, which is the predecessor of Harvard University. And this school was named because two years later. John harvard, a student of Cambridge University, immigrated to Boston from his hometown. He was very enthusiastic about building a school like Cambridge here, but he died of pneumonia. Before he died, he donated his general legacy and all his books to the school, and Harvard was named after it. Therefore, the name of Harvard does not come from its founder, but from a generous donor.

john harvard's dedication makes him a symbol of the great ivory tower of Harvard University, and his statue is also located on the campus of Harvard University for people to admire. An interesting phenomenon is that Harvard's left foot has sunk because of too much touching. It turns out that people have always believed that touching his left foot can bring good luck and wisdom to people. You know, this is the United States that advocates science and rationality. However, people firmly believe in this point, which shows its local influence.

another lie is also related to this. That is, this statue is not actually john harvard himself. It turned out that this statue was built in 1936, and as early as 3 years ago, he died, and not even a portrait remained in the world. Therefore, people after three worlds have to look for a model to replace it when sculpting this statue. Just then, the handsome and extraordinary Harvard student Sherman Phil entered the sculptor's eyes. So, this student took the place of John himself and has been paid tribute for thousands of years.

However, unlike the so-called Harvard at 1: 3 in the morning, these "lies" can not be fabricated by domestic authors with ulterior motives, but are recognized by the whole Harvard University. The attitude of Harvard teachers and students who have always pursued the truth through science has always been "yes". Perhaps this is the reason why Harvard University has maintained its position and strength for nearly 4 years-self-confidence and tolerance. It is with these beautiful qualities that six presidents and more than 4 Nobel Prize winners have successively walked out of here. This is the strength and charm of Harvard, and it is with these that we are fascinated across the ocean.