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Quinnipiac University dates to 1929

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How Quinnipiac University began

When was Quinnipiac University founded?

1929

Quinnipiac University dates its founding to 1929 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 3,63997 years
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Quinnipiac University on the map, 1892 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Quinnipiac University. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

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U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Quinnipiac University.

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How Quinnipiac University came to be

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What became Quinnipiac University was founded in 1929 by Samuel W. Tator, a business professor and politician. Phillip Troup, a Yale College graduate, another founder, was its first president, serving until his death in 1939. Tator's wife, Irmagarde Tator, a Mount Holyoke College graduate, also played a major role in the fledgling institution's nurturing as its first bursar. Additional founders were E. Wight Bakke, who later became a professor of economics at Yale, and Robert R. Chamberlain, who headed a furniture company.

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Quinnipiac University, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Quinnipiac University

Nobody well known was born in Quinnipiac University itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ernest BorgnineAmerican actor · b. 1917
Josiah Willard GibbsAmerican scientist · b. 1839
Paul GiamattiAmerican actor · b. 1967
George AkerlofAmerican economist and Koshland Professor of Ec… · b. 1940
Vint CerfAmerican computer scientist · b. 1943
Charles GoodyearAmerican inventor · b. 1800

Questions about Quinnipiac University’s history

What year was Quinnipiac University founded?

In 1929, according to Wikidata.

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.