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1. www.loc.gov › exhibits › jeffersonCreating A Virginia Republic - Thomas Jefferson | Exhibitions ...

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   Thomas Jefferson Creating A Virginia Republic. Virginia was the ground in which Jefferson planned to plant the roots of his ideal republic. Jefferson's broad vision of a republican society encompassed governmental, cultural, educational, and societal institutions and activities. In his view, Virginia's political, legal, and educational systems ...

2. rotunda.upress.virginia.edu › founders › TSJNThe Papers of Thomas Jefferson - University of Virginia

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   Since 1950, his writings have been compiled in two ongoing projects, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson at Princeton University, and The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which documents the time between Jefferson’s return to private life and his death in 1826. Rotunda’s digital edition ...

3. uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu › exhibitionsFrom the Grounds Up: Thomas Jefferson's Architecture & Design

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   Jan 26, 2018 · As a designer, Jefferson is primarily known for his home, Monticello, and the University of Virginia, established by Jefferson 200 years ago—both UNESCO World Heritage sites—but his architectural career encompasses much more.

4. rotunda.virginia.edu › historyHistory | The Rotunda - University of Virginia

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   History. The University of Virginia’s Rotunda has seemingly been a work-in-progress from the beginning. Designed by the University’s founder, Thomas Jefferson, the Rotunda is the centerpiece of the Academical Village. Modeled after the Pantheon in Rome, it was designed to house the library and be flanked on either side by faculty pavilions ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Statue_of_Thomas_JeffersonStatue of Thomas Jefferson (University of Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   The sculpture in 2014. Thomas Jefferson is a statue of U.S. Founding Father and president Thomas Jefferson in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, the university he founded and designed. The statue was crafted by Moses Ezekiel in 1910 and was a copy of the Jefferson statue in Louisville, Kentucky.

6. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › jeffersonThomas Jefferson (1743–1826) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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   Apr 13, 2016 · SUMMARY. Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom (1786), founder of the University of Virginia (1819), governor of Virginia (1779–1781), and third president of the United States (1801–1809). Born at Shadwell, his parents’ estate in Albemarle ...

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Thomas-JeffersonThomas Jefferson | Biography, Political Career, & Facts

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   May 19, 2024 · Thomas Jefferson (born April 2 [April 13, New Style], 1743, Shadwell, Virginia [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Monticello, Virginia, U.S.) was the draftsman of the Declaration of Independence of the United States and the nation’s first secretary of state (1789–94) and second vice president (1797–1801) and, as the third president (1801–09 ...