Washington University was founded as Eliot Seminary on February 22,1853, and received its present name in 1857 at the insistence of its chancellor, William Greenleaf Eliot, as it was chartered on George Washington's birthday.
Washington University was founded as Eliot Seminary on February 22,1853. Washington University was received its present name in 1857 at the insistence of its chancellor. It was chartered on George Washington's birthday. William Greenleaf Eliot was its chancellor.