Jonas Gilman Clark

Jonas Gilman Clark (February 1, 1815 – May 23, 1900) was an American businessman, and the founder of Clark University. He started his business career in Massachusetts, before moving to California in the 1850s. He had a successful entrepreneurial career. He moved to Worcester in 1878, and founded Clark University in that city in 1887.

For the colonial American clergyman sometimes spelled Jonas Clark, see Jonas Clarke.
Jonas Gilman Clark
Born(1815-02-01)February 1, 1815
Hubbardston, Massachusetts
DiedMay 23, 1900(1900-05-23) (aged 85)
Worcester, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinessman
Known forfounding Clark University in 1887
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