William Bucknell (April 1, 1811 – March 5, 1890), born near Marcus Hook, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was a real estate dealer and agent, builder of gas and water works, and patron of Bucknell University.[1]
In 1882 Bucknell saved the university from financial ruin by giving it $50,000.[2] In 1886 the university changed its name from the University at Lewisburg to Bucknell University, in his honor.[3]
References
- ^ ""General catalogue of Bates college and Cobb divinity school, 1863–1915," p. 232, Bates College (1915), accessed November 9, 2009". Books.google.com. September 20, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Leslie, W. Bruce, Gentlemen and scholars: college and community in the "Age of the University, p. 43, Transaction Publishers (2005), ISBN 1412804582, 9781412804585
- ^ "Snyder, Charles McCool, ''Union County, Pennsylvania: a celebration of history'', Penn State Press (2000), ISBN 0-917127-13-7, ISBN 978-0-917127-13-7". Books.google.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.