Thomas Clap
Thomas Clap or Thomas Clapp (June 26, 1703 – January 7, 1767) was an American academic and educator, a Congregational minister, and college administrator. He was both the fifth rector and the earliest official to be called "president" of Yale College (1740–1766). He is best known for his successful reform of Yale in the 1740s, partnering with the Rev. Dr. Samuel Johnson to restructure the forty-year-old institution along more modern lines. He convinced the Connecticut Assembly to exempt Yale from paying taxes. He opened a second college house and doubled the size of the college.Yale graduated more students than Harvard beginning in 1756. He introduced Enlightenment math and science and Johnson's moral philosophy into the curriculum, while retaining its Puritan theology. He also helped found the Linonian Society in 1753, a literary and debating society and one of Yale's oldest secret societies. He personally built the first Orrery in America, a milestone of American science, and awarded his friend Benjamin Franklin an honorary degree.
His educational accomplishments were marred by many political, theological, and polity conflicts, with first the New Light faction in Connecticut, then the Anglicans, then the Old Light faction. He fought with the Connecticut Assembly, the Yale board, and finally, with his own tutors and students. He was forced to resign as president of Yale in 1766 and died soon after. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
New-Haven, B. Mecom, 1765
New-Haven, B. Mecom, 1765
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
New-Haven: : Printed for John Hotchkiss and B. Mecom., 1766
New-Haven: : Printed for John Hotchkiss and B. Mecom., 1766
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
N. London [i.e., New London, Conn.] : Printed and sold by T. Green, 1745
N. London [i.e., New London, Conn.] : Printed and sold by T. Green, 1745
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
New-London [Conn.], : Printed and sold by T. Green,, 1754
New-London [Conn.], : Printed and sold by T. Green,, 1754
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
New-Haven: : Printed by B. Mecom., 1765
New-Haven: : Printed by B. Mecom., 1765
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
New-Haven : Printed and sold by James Parker, at the post-office, 1755
New-Haven : Printed and sold by James Parker, at the post-office, 1755
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
[Boston] : New-Haven, printed: Boston: re-printed and sold by S. Kneeland, opposite the Probate Office in Queen-Street., 1757
The second edition. [Five lines of quotations].
[Boston] : New-Haven, printed: Boston: re-printed and sold by S. Kneeland, opposite the Probate Office in Queen-Street., 1757
The second edition. [Five lines of quotations].
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
Boston: N.E. : Printed for John Eliot, at the south-end of the town, 1732
Boston: N.E. : Printed for John Eliot, at the south-end of the town, 1732
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
Boston, N.E. : Printed and sold by T. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill., 1745
Boston, N.E. : Printed and sold by T. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill., 1745
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
[Boston] : New-Haven, printed: Boston: re-printed and sold by S. Kneeland, opposite the Probate Office in Queen-Street, 1757
The second edition. [Five lines of quotations].
[Boston] : New-Haven, printed: Boston: re-printed and sold by S. Kneeland, opposite the Probate Office in Queen-Street, 1757
The second edition. [Five lines of quotations].
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
New-Haven: : printed for John Hotchkiss and B. Mecom., 1766
New-Haven: : printed for John Hotchkiss and B. Mecom., 1766
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
Boston : Printed and sold by T. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill, 1745
Boston : Printed and sold by T. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill, 1745
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
Boston: N.E. : Printed for John Eliot, at the south-end of the town., 1732
Boston: N.E. : Printed for John Eliot, at the south-end of the town., 1732
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
New-Haven: : Printed and sold by James Parker, at the post-office, near the Hay-Market,, 1755
New-Haven: : Printed and sold by James Parker, at the post-office, near the Hay-Market,, 1755
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
Norwich [Conn.] : Printed by John Trumbull, for the subscribers, 1781
Norwich [Conn.] : Printed by John Trumbull, for the subscribers, 1781
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
N. London [i.e., New London, Conn.] : Printed and sold by T. Green, 1745
N. London [i.e., New London, Conn.] : Printed and sold by T. Green, 1745
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
New-London : Green, 1754
New-London : Green, 1754
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
Norwich [Conn.]: : Printed by John Trumbull, for the subscribers., 1781
Norwich [Conn.]: : Printed by John Trumbull, for the subscribers., 1781
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by Clap, Thomas, 1703-1767
Boston: : Printed and sold by T. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill., 1745
Boston: : Printed and sold by T. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill., 1745
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