The statue is not really of John Harvard and contains three "lies".
- The statue lists John Harvard as the "founder" of Harvard, which he
was not.
- The statue claims Harvard was founded in 1638 rather than 1636 when it
was founded.
- Finally, the statue is not of John Harvard, but rather a friend of the
sculptor.
The sculptor was Daniel Chester French (MIT class of 1871). It is quite
possible the model may have been an MIT student, as well.
The Journal
of IHTFP covers other hacks on the statue on pp. 91-93.
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