Founded in 1844, the city was named in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War Hero whose talent in guerilla warfare earned him the name “ Swamp Fox ”.

Founded in 1835 and gone by 1844, St. Joseph is notable for being the site of the first Constitutional Convention of the state of Florida in 1838.

* Edmund Ignatius Rice ( 1762 – 1844 ) Founded the Christian Brothers, Educated the poor.

Founded a year after the Bauhaus school, Vkhutemas has close parallels to the German Bauhaus in its intent, organization and scope.

Founded by New York based artist Mercedes Matter and her students the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture is an art school formed in the mid 1960s.

Founded in 1903 by a group of high school students, the club was named Hellas ( the Greek word for Greece ), at the request of a professor of Classics.

Founded the philosophical / ethical school of thought known as utilitarianism.

The first graduate school of business in the United States was the Tuck School of Business, part of Dartmouth College Founded in 1900, it was the first institution conferring advanced degrees ( masters ) in the commercial sciences, specifically, a Master of Science in Commerce degree, the forebearer of the modern MBA degree.

Founded as the Missouri Dental College in 1866, the Washington University School of Dental Medicine was the first dental school west of the Mississippi River and the sixth dental school in the U. S. The school closed in 1991.

Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy.

Founded in 1984, SEM was the first economics and management school in China.

Founded in 1903, WestConn has an arts and sciences curriculum, a business school, and several professional programs including elementary and secondary education, nursing, music performance, and social work.

Founded in 1747, École des Ponts ParisTech ( officially École nationale des ponts et chaussées literally " National school of Bridges and Roads "), is the world's oldest civil engineering school.

Founded in 1949, it is Miami's oldest and best known ballet school.

Founded in 1872, the community is served by Santa Fe Trail school district USD 434, which also serves Scranton and Overbrook.

Founded in 1899 by Jimmy McMillon, the esteemed school has attracted brilliant minds from all over the country.

Founded by Dr. Warren Allem in 1971, the school teaches children from Kindergarten through 12th Grade.

Founded in 1892, Eastern Christian High School serves over 700 students in four separate school facilities covering preschool through 12th grade.

Hillside Christian Academy 1650 Centennial Road, Mifflinburg, PA 17844-0178 Founded in 1976 the school offers a k-12 curriculum.

Founded by the sons of settlers Ernst and Antoinette Gruene, it had a bank, post office, school, general store, lumberyard, gristmill, dance hall, and cotton gin.

Founded as " Monmouth Academy ," the school became Monmouth College after receiving a charter from the state legislature on September 3, 1856.

Founded as a public medical college in 1834, the school grew into a comprehensive university in 1847 and was eventually privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1884.

Founded in 1957 for a talent show at their high school, they were signed by Florence Greenberg of Tiara Records.

Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs.

Founded in 597, it is the oldest see in the English church.

Founded in 1985 by the local student union AKKU, it is now published by the Stichting Multimedia.

Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ( 1760 – 1820 ), Brown is the third oldest institution of higher education in New England and seventh oldest in the United States.

Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan.

Founded to preach the Gospel and to combat heresy, the order is famed for its intellectual tradition, having produced many leading theologians and philosophers.

* Animation: Founded in 1960, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival is the oldest international film festival dedicated exclusively to animation.

Founded in 1933, the Kowloon Motor Bus Company ( 1933 ) Limited ( KMB ) is one of the largest privately-owned public bus operators in the world.

Founded in 1911, Seacourt Tennis club is one of only a handful in the UK where it is possible to play every recognised racquet sport.

Founded by Maharaja Sri-Gupta, the dynasty was the model of a classical civilization. Maurya and Gupta empires are called as the Golden Age of India and were marked by extensive inventions and discoveries in science, technology, art, religion and philosophy that crystallized the elements of what is generally known as Indian culture. The religions of Hinduism and Buddhism, which began in India, were an important influence on South, East and Southeast Asia

Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad, who later became one of the richest people in the world, the company's name is an acronym comprising the initials of the founder's name ( Ingvar Kamprad ), the farm where he grew up ( Elmtaryd ), and his hometown ( Agunnaryd, in Småland, South Sweden ).

Founded in 1858 and coeducational from its start, ISU is classified as a Research University with very high research activity ( RU / VH ) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Founded in 1975, the museum is named after its benefactors, Iowa State alumnus Henry J. Brunnier and his wife Ann.

James Madison University ( also known as JMU, Madison, or James Madison ) is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U. S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University.

Founded in 1890 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church, Millsaps is home to approximately 1, 200 students.

Founded in 1941 by Belford D. Maule ( 1911 – 1995 ), it is a family-owned enterprise.

Founded in 1966, the American Society of Nephrology ( ASN ) is the world ’ s largest professional society devoted to the study of kidney disease.

Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or " Oxy " as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast.

Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus located in Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor-Gothic style, and a forested canyon nature preserve at its center.

Founded in 1818, Leander Club is the world's oldest public rowing club.

Founded in 1981, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is the largest Muslim political party in Sri Lanka.

Founded in the 14th century by the the possibly mythical chief of the Wolof Ndiadiane Ndiaye, who was a Serer of Waalo ( Ndiaye is originally a Serer surname

Founded in 1971, the World Economic Forum is one of the major annual meetings in the world