Timeline Monday 25 January 1819

Events on Monday 25 January 1819 1

• 1819 University of Virginia chartered Thomas Jefferson's university is established The Virginia General Assembly chartered the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, founded on the initiative of former president Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson designed its campus around an "Academical Village" centered on a domed library rather than a chapel, reflecting his vision of secular higher education. Classes began two years later, in 1825.