Today is the 114th death anniversary of Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, founder of Silliman University (SU)

Today is the 114th death anniversary of Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, founder of Silliman University (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.