Oliver Dean
Dean College in Franklin
Oliver Dean (1783–1871) was an American physician and philanthropist who founded Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts.
Dean was born in Franklin in 1783. He became a medical doctor and then changed careers and became manager of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester, New Hampshire. After retiring to Franklin, Dean founded a local Universalist church. In 1865, Dean founded the co-educational Dean Academy by donating $125,000 and approximately nine acres of land for the school, which was initially led by Arthur W. Peirce, known as "Awpie".
References[]
- ^ "History and Mission - Dean College". www.dean.edu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ A History of the Town of Franklin, Mass: From Its Settlement to the ... https://books.google.com/books?id=ZoAlAQAAMAAJ (Mortimer Blake - 1879) / pg 77
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- 1783 births
- 1871 deaths
- 19th-century American physicians
- People from Franklin, Massachusetts
- University and college founders