Dr. John Phillips

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Dr. John Phillips
Dr. John Phillips

Dr. John Phillips (1719 - 1795) and his wife, Elizabeth Phillips, founded the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire in 1781.

His nephew Samuel Phillips, Jr. founded the nearby Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1778. These two schools are among the oldest and most prestigious preparatory schools in the U.S.

"Goodness without knowledge... is weak and feeble, yet knowledge without goodness is dangerous.... Both united form the noblest character and lay the surest foundation of usefulness to mankind." -- John Phillips

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