Burials at Princeton Cemetery
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr, Jr. was the third Vice President of the United States under President Thomas Jefferson.
Aaron Burr, Jr. was the third Vice President of the United States under President Thomas Jefferson.
Alonzo Church
Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American mathematician and logician who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science.
Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American mathematician and logician who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science.
Archibald Alexander
Archibald Alexander was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary.
Archibald Alexander was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary.
B. B. Warfield
Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield was professor of theology at Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921.
Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield was professor of theology at Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921.
Canvass White
Canvass White (September 8, 1790 – December 18, 1834) was an American engineer and inventor.
Canvass White (September 8, 1790 – December 18, 1834) was an American engineer and inventor.
Charles Hodge
Charles Hodge was the principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878.
Charles Hodge was the principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878.
David Hunter
David Hunter (July 21, 1802 – February 2, 1886) was a Union general in the American Civil War.
David Hunter (July 21, 1802 – February 2, 1886) was a Union general in the American Civil War.
David Kellogg Lewis
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was a 20th-century American philosopher.
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was a 20th-century American philosopher.
David Lewis (philosopher)
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was a 20th-century American philosopher.
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was a 20th-century American philosopher.
Edward Parke Custis Lewis
Edward Parke Custis Lewis (February 7, 1837 – September 3, 1892) was a Confederate Army colonel, lawyer, legislator, and diplomat who served as United States Minister to Portugal from 1885...
Edward Parke Custis Lewis (February 7, 1837 – September 3, 1892) was a Confederate Army colonel, lawyer, legislator, and diplomat who served as United States Minister to Portugal from 1885...
Edward Samuel Corwin
Edward Samuel Corwin (January 19, 1878 – April 23, 1963) was president of the American Political Science Association.
Edward Samuel Corwin (January 19, 1878 – April 23, 1963) was president of the American Political Science Association.
Eugene Wigner
Eugene Paul "E. P." Wigner FRS was a Hungarian American theoretical physicist and mathematician.
Eugene Paul "E. P." Wigner FRS was a Hungarian American theoretical physicist and mathematician.
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland Preston (July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was the wife of the President of the United States Grover Cleveland and the 27th first lady of the United States f...
Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland Preston (July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was the wife of the President of the United States Grover Cleveland and the 27th first lady of the United States f...
George Gallup
George Horace Gallup (November 18, 1901 – July 26, 1984) was an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the Gallup poll, a successful statistical method of survey sampli...
George Horace Gallup (November 18, 1901 – July 26, 1984) was an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the Gallup poll, a successful statistical method of survey sampli...
George Wildman Ball
George Wildman Ball was an American diplomat.
George Wildman Ball was an American diplomat.
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.
Henry Norris Russell
Henry Norris Russell (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was an American astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (1910).
Henry Norris Russell (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was an American astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (1910).
Howard Alexander Smith
Howard Alexander Smith (January 30, 1880 October 27, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician.
Howard Alexander Smith (January 30, 1880 October 27, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician.
James Waddel Alexander
James Waddel Alexander (March 13, 1804 – July 31, 1859) was an American Presbyterian minister and theologian who followed in the footsteps of his father, Rev.
James Waddel Alexander (March 13, 1804 – July 31, 1859) was an American Presbyterian minister and theologian who followed in the footsteps of his father, Rev.
John Huston Finley
John Huston Finley (October 19, 1863 – March 7, 1940) was Professor of Polities at Princeton University from 1900 to 1903, and President of the College of the City of New York from 1903 un...
John Huston Finley (October 19, 1863 – March 7, 1940) was Professor of Polities at Princeton University from 1900 to 1903, and President of the College of the City of New York from 1903 un...
John Maclean, Jr.
John Maclean, Jr., D.D. (March 3, 1800 – August 10, 1886) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and educator who served as the tenth President of Princeton University, then known as the C...
John Maclean, Jr., D.D. (March 3, 1800 – August 10, 1886) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and educator who served as the tenth President of Princeton University, then known as the C...
John P. Stockton
John Potter Stockton (August 2, 1826 January 22, 1900) was a New Jersey politician who served in the United States Senate as a Democrat.
John Potter Stockton (August 2, 1826 January 22, 1900) was a New Jersey politician who served in the United States Senate as a Democrat.
John Renshaw Thomson
John Renshaw Thomson (September 25, 1800 September 12, 1862) was an American merchant and politician from New Jersey.
John Renshaw Thomson (September 25, 1800 September 12, 1862) was an American merchant and politician from New Jersey.
John Tukey
John Wilder Tukey ForMemRS (June 16, 1915 – July 26, 2000) was an American statistician best known for development of the FFT algorithm and box plot.
John Wilder Tukey ForMemRS (June 16, 1915 – July 26, 2000) was an American statistician best known for development of the FFT algorithm and box plot.
John von Neumann
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon was a Scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey.
John Witherspoon was a Scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey.
Jonathan Edwards (theologian)
Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758) was a Christian preacher and theologian.
Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758) was a Christian preacher and theologian.
Joseph Addison Alexander
Joseph Addison Alexander (24 April 1809 – 28 January 1860) was an American biblical scholar.
Joseph Addison Alexander (24 April 1809 – 28 January 1860) was an American biblical scholar.
Lyman Spitzer
Lyman Strong Spitzer, Jr. (June 26, 1914 – March 31, 1997) was an American theoretical physicist and astronomer best known for his research in star formation, plasma physics, and in 1946, for co...
Lyman Strong Spitzer, Jr. (June 26, 1914 – March 31, 1997) was an American theoretical physicist and astronomer best known for his research in star formation, plasma physics, and in 1946, for co...
Maria Louisa Bustill
Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson (November 8, 1853 – January 20, 1904) was a Quaker schoolteacher; the wife of the Reverend William Drew Robeson of Witherspoon Church in Princeton, New Jersey ...
Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson (November 8, 1853 – January 20, 1904) was a Quaker schoolteacher; the wife of the Reverend William Drew Robeson of Witherspoon Church in Princeton, New Jersey ...
Moses Taylor Pyne
Moses Taylor Pyne (December 21, 1855 – April 22, 1921), was a financier and philanthropist, and one of Princeton University's greatest benefactors and most influential Trustees.
Moses Taylor Pyne (December 21, 1855 – April 22, 1921), was a financier and philanthropist, and one of Princeton University's greatest benefactors and most influential Trustees.
Paul Tulane
Paul Tulane (May 10, 1801 – March 27, 1887), an American philanthropist, was born near Princeton, New Jersey, the son of Louis Tulane, a French immigrant, and Maria Tulane.
Paul Tulane (May 10, 1801 – March 27, 1887), an American philanthropist, was born near Princeton, New Jersey, the son of Louis Tulane, a French immigrant, and Maria Tulane.
Peter Charles Harris
Peter Charles Harris (November 10, 1865–March 18, 1951) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1918 to 1922.
Peter Charles Harris (November 10, 1865–March 18, 1951) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1918 to 1922.
Richard Stockton (U.S. Senator)
Richard Stockton (April 17, 1764 March 7, 1828) was a lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate and later served in the United States House of Representatives.
Richard Stockton (April 17, 1764 March 7, 1828) was a lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate and later served in the United States House of Representatives.
Richard Stockton Field
Richard Stockton Field was a United States Senator from New Jersey, and later a United States federal judge.
Richard Stockton Field was a United States Senator from New Jersey, and later a United States federal judge.
Robert F. Stockton
Robert Field Stockton was a United States naval commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican-American War.
Robert Field Stockton was a United States naval commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican-American War.
Roger Atkinson Pryor
Roger Atkinson Pryor was a newspaper editor and politician in Virginia who became known for his fiery oratory in favor of secession; he was elected both to national and Confederate office, and s...
Roger Atkinson Pryor was a newspaper editor and politician in Virginia who became known for his fiery oratory in favor of secession; he was elected both to national and Confederate office, and s...
Ruth Cleveland
"Baby" Ruth Cleveland (October 3, 1891 – January 7, 1904) was the first child of United States President Grover Cleveland and the First Lady Frances Cleveland.
"Baby" Ruth Cleveland (October 3, 1891 – January 7, 1904) was the first child of United States President Grover Cleveland and the First Lady Frances Cleveland.
Samuel Davies (Presbyterian educator)
Samuel Davies (November 3, 1723-February 4, 1761) was an evangelist and Presbyterian minister.
Samuel Davies (November 3, 1723-February 4, 1761) was an evangelist and Presbyterian minister.
Sylvia Beach
Sylvia Beach, born Nancy Woodbridge Beach in her father's parsonage in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, was one of the leading expatriate figures in Paris between World War I and II.
Sylvia Beach, born Nancy Woodbridge Beach in her father's parsonage in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, was one of the leading expatriate figures in Paris between World War I and II.
William Cowper Alexander
William Cowper Alexander was an American lawyer, politician, and insurance executive.
William Cowper Alexander was an American lawyer, politician, and insurance executive.
William Drew Robeson I
William Drew Robeson I (July 27, 1844 – May 17, 1918) was the father of Paul Robeson and the minister of Witherspoon Church in Princeton, New Jersey from 1880 to 1901.
William Drew Robeson I (July 27, 1844 – May 17, 1918) was the father of Paul Robeson and the minister of Witherspoon Church in Princeton, New Jersey from 1880 to 1901.
William G. Thompson
William G. Thompson (July 23, 1842 – July 20, 1904) was a Union Army officer, lawyer, politician, and the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.
William G. Thompson (July 23, 1842 – July 20, 1904) was a Union Army officer, lawyer, politician, and the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.
William Willet
William Willet was an American portrait painter, muralist, stained glass designer, studio owner and writer.
William Willet was an American portrait painter, muralist, stained glass designer, studio owner and writer.
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