. . . "Reverend Abraham Pierson (1646 \u2013 March 5, 1707) was the first rector, from 1701 to 1707, and one of the founders of the Collegiate School \u2014 which later became Yale University. He was born in Southampton, Long Island, where his father, the Rev. Abraham Pierson (Sr.), was the pastor of the Puritan (Congregational) church."@en . "1707Z"^^ . . "1646Z"^^ . "1st" . "Co-founder of Yale University" . "1707-03-05Z"^^ . "Pierson, Abraham"@en . . . "Abraham Pierson"@en . .