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the John Harvard statue at Harvard University is called the Statue of Three Lies because he didn t found the college, and he wasn t a major benefactor having bequeathed his library of books and a sum of money to the fledgling college. Further, the statue is not of John Harvard.

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Fun Fact: the John Harvard statue at Harvard University is called the Statue of Three Lies because he didn’t found the college, and he wasn’t a major benefactor having bequeathed his library of books and a sum of money to the fledgling college. Further, the statue is not of John Harvard.

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