08/21/1881 AD founded
Marquette University was founded as Marquette College by John Martin Henni, the first Catholic bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, with the assistance of funding from Belgian businessman Guillaume Joseph DeBuey.
The university was named after 17th-century missionary and explorer Father Jacques Marquette.
The highest priority of the newly established college was to provide an affordable Catholic education to the area's emerging German immigrant population. The first five graduates of Marquette College received their bachelor of arts degrees in 1887.
Between 1891 and 1906, the college employed one full-time lay professor, with many classes being taught by master's students.
By 1906, Marquette had awarded 186 students the Bachelor of Arts, 38 the Master of Arts, and one student Bachelor of Science.
Lattitude: 43.05° N
Longitude: 87.95° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
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