Today is the 114th death anniversary of Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, founder of °Ç¸çºÚÁÏ (SU)
Today is the 114th death anniversary of Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, founder of °Ç¸çºÚÁÏ (SU).
Dr. Silliman died on May 4, 1910 at 84, leaving a legacy of contributions to Cohoes, New York, as well as capital funding and scholarships for Hamilton College, Union College, and Mount Hermon Academy; building the Silliman Lodge in New Jersey (a home for girls, affiliated with the Christadora settlement house in New York City); and establishing SU in 1901 in Dumaguete City, Philippines. He was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands Albany County, New York.
