Joseph Battell (1806–1874), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1806
Place of Birth: Norfolk, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 08-Jul-1874
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Joseph Battell (1806–1874)
- Joseph Battell (April 17, 1806 – July 8, 1874) was a businessman and benefactor of Yale University. Battell was born to Joseph Battell (1774–1841) and Sarah Robbins.
- He graduated from Middlebury College in 1824 before moving to New York City.Battell's sister, Irene Battell, married Yale professor William Augustus Larned.
- Battell was an enthusiast of sacred music and established a fund at Yale for it in 1854.
- This gift was the first towards an eventual School of Music, officially founded in 1890.
- He later gave $30,000 to fund the construction of Battell Chapel, completed in 1876, and willed Yale an additional $50,000 to ensure its completion.
- Battell died in Brooklyn, New York on July 8, 1874.
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