Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke. The campus spans over on three contiguous sub-campuses in Durham, and a marine lab in Beaufort. The West Campus—designed largely by architect Julian Abele, an African American architect who graduated first in his class at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design—incorporates Gothic architecture with the Duke Chapel at the campus' center and highest point of elevation, is adjacent to the Medical Center. East Campus, away, home to all first-years, contains Georgian-style architecture. The university administers two concurrent schools in Asia, Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore (established in 2005) and Duke Kunshan University in Kunshan, China (established in 2013). Duke is ranked among
Duke University es una universidad de investigación privada en Durham, Carolina del Norte. Fundada por metodistas y quakers en la ciudad actual de Trinity en 1838, la escuela se mudó a Durham en 1892. En 1924, el industrial del tabaco y la energía eléctrica James Buchanan Duke estableció The Duke Endowment y la institución cambió su nombre para honrar a su fallecido padre, Washington Duke. El campus se extiende por tres sub-campus contiguos en Durham, y un laboratorio marítimo en Beaufort. El West Campus—diseñado en gran parte por el arquitecto Julian Abele, un arquitecto afroamericano que se graduó por primera vez en su clase en la Universidad de Pennsylvania School of Design—incorpora arquitectura gótica con la Duke Chapel en el centro del campus y el punto más alto de elevación, está adyacente al Centro Médico. East Campus, lejos, hogar de todos los primeros años, contiene arquitectura de estilo Geinsorgian.