Who founded the first english institution of higher learning in india?
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Who headed and helped found the first english institution of higher learning in india? Which philanthropist helped found the first english institution of higher learning in india? Which judge helped found the first english institution of higher learning in india?
Raja Rammohan Roy
David Hare
Sir Edward Hyde East Sir Edward East, 1st Baronet
Hindu School, Kolkata Higher education in India History of education in the Indian subcontinent
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Presidency University, <b>Kolkata</b>, formerly known as Hindoo <b>College</b> and 
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<b>Calcutta</b>,&quot; of Hindu College (now Presidency College), Calcutta. Source. Sir Edward Hyde East, 1st Baronet (1764–1847) was a British member of 
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from 1813 to 1822. He was the first Principal of <b>Hindu College</b> (later Hindu 
School, <b>Kolkata</b>). Raja Ram Mohan Roy (22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was one of the 
founders of the ... In 1817, in collaboration with David Hare, he set up the <b>Hindu</b> 
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
History of education in the Indian subcontinent