What are the three lies of the Harvard Three Lies Statue?

This statue is very famous and ranks among the four most photogenic statues in America. The other three are: the Statue of Liberty in front of the Freedom Museum in Philadelphia, Lincoln and Franklin. There are three lines engraved on the base of Harvard statue: "john harvard; Founder of the school; 1638 "(john harvard; Founder; 1638)。 But the meaning of these three lines is debatable: First of all, "john harvard" is undoubtedly the name of the memorial hall and the prototype of the statue, but the prototype of this statue is not Harvard himself. Originally, in 1882, after discussion by the board of directors, Harvard University unanimously decided to cast a bronze statue for john harvard to commemorate his contribution to Harvard University. When the author of the statue was ready to carve a bronze statue, he couldn't find any photos of john harvard in the archives. In desperation, he had to casually find a student who is said to be more like Harvard as an example and hold Harvard's charging rights himself. Therefore, the prototype of Harvard statue is not john harvard himself. Secondly, "founder" means that john harvard is the founder of Harvard University. However, Harvard University was founded in 1636, before john harvard came to the United States. He came to America on 1637. For Harvard University, john harvard can't be the founder. At best, he can only be regarded as the earliest and most important donor of Harvard University. Finally, "1638" means that john harvard, the founder of the school, founded the school on 1638. Since Harvard University was not founded by john harvard, it was certainly not 1638, but 1636 two years earlier. It is precisely because these three lines are untrue and tell people lies instead of truth that later generations call them "Three Lies" and nicknamed the statue "Three Lies Statue". The left side of the statue is engraved with the coat of arms of Harvard University, which is the school emblem of Harvard University. There are seven Latin letters on the school emblem: VERITAS, written in three open books, two on which are engraved with the letters "VE" and "RI" respectively, and one on the bottom with the letter "TAS". These seven letters mean "truth" in English, which means that Harvard University pursues truth. This is also the motto and motto of Harvard University. Nowadays, at Harvard University, the motto of pursuing truth corresponds to the "three statues of lies".