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Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1780, making it the first university in Kentucky and among the oldest in the United States. It offers 36 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Transylvania's name, meaning "across the woods" in Latin, stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony, which became most of Kentucky in 1792.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Transylvania University's Name )〕 Transylvania is an aspiring research institution. It has been cited for outstanding value and academic quality by such publications as ''U.S. News & World Report'' Transylvania is the alma mater of two U.S. vice presidents, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, fifty U.S. senators, 101 U.S. representatives, 36 U.S. governors, and 34 U.S. ambassadors, making it a large producer of U.S. statesmen. It also educated Confederate President Jefferson Davis, prior to his transfer to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Its medical program graduated 8000 physicians by 1859.〔John, Jr. Wright, ed. ''Transylvania: Tutor to the West'' (2nd ed. 1980)〕 Its enduring footprint, both in northern U.S. and southern academe, make it among the most prolific cultural establishments and the most storied institution in the South. ==History== Transylvania was the first college west of the Allegheny Mountains, and was the namesake of the Colony of Transylvania which it aimed to educate good citizens.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Transylvania and the Christian Church )〕 Thomas Jefferson was governor of Virginia when the Virginia Assembly chartered Transylvania Seminary. Transylvania University first founded as Kentucky University'' and was initially sponsored by the Christ Episcopal Church's rector, the Reverend Moore, and later became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. Originally in a log cabin in Boyle County, Kentucky, the school moved to Lexington in 1789.〔 The first site in Lexington was a single building in what is now the historic Gratz Park. By 1818, a new main building was constructed for students' classes. Later, in 1829, that building burned, and the school was moved to its present location north of Third Street. Old Morrison, the only campus building at the time, was constructed 1830–34, under the supervision of Henry Clay, who both taught law and was a member of Transylvania's Board.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Old Morrison, Administrative Building )〕 After 1818, the university included a medical school, a law school, a divinity school, and a college of arts and sciences.〔 An institution that aided in the creation of Transylvania University at this time was Bacon College, named after Sir Francis Bacon, which would later be known as Kentucky University. Founded by the Christian churches in Kentucky, Bacon College operated from 1837–1851. It was distinct from Georgetown College, a Baptist-supported institution, but Bacon College closed due to lack of funding. Seven years later, in 1858, Bacon College's charter was amended to establish Kentucky University, and the facility was moved to donated land in Harrodsburg.〔〔 Transylvania dominated academe in the bluegrass region, and was the sought-out destination for the children of the South's political and folk leadership, military families, and business elite. It attracted many politically ambitious young men including Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, and later, women. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transylvania University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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