[PAR] [TLE] Transylvania University [SEP] Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.  It was founded in 1780, making it the first university in Kentucky and among the oldest in the United States.  It offers 36 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.  Transylvania's name, meaning "across the woods" in Latin, stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony, which became most of Kentucky in 1792.  Transylvania is the alma mater of two U.S. vice presidents, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, fifty U.S. senators, 101 U.S. representatives, 36 U.S. governors, and 34 U.S. ambassadors, making it a large producer of U.S. statesmen.  Its medical program graduated 8,000 physicians by 1859.  Its enduring footprint, both in national and Southern academia, make it among the most prolific cultural establishments and the most storied institutions in the South. [PAR] [TLE] Charles Wilkins Short [SEP] Charles Wilkins Short (October 6, 1794 – March 7, 1863) was an American botanist.  He primarily worked in the state of Kentucky.  Short discovered several species of plants and has six species of plants named after him.  He attended Transylvania University and the University of Pennsylvania.  In addition to being a botanist, he practiced medicine and taught materia medica.  Short also owned a sizable herbarium.  Short retired from teaching in 1849.
[PAR] [TLE] Transylvania University [ SEP ] Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington , Kentucky , United States . It was founded in 1780 , making it the first university in Kentucky and among the oldest in the United States . It offers 36 major programs , as well as dual - degree engineering programs , and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . Transylvania 's name , meaning " across the woods " in Latin , stems from the university 's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony , which became most of Kentucky in 1792 . Transylvania is the alma mater of two U.S. vice presidents , two U.S. Supreme Court justices , fifty U.S. senators , 101 U.S. representatives , 36 U.S. governors , and 34 U.S. ambassadors , making it a large producer of U.S. statesmen . Its medical program graduated 8,000 physicians by 1859 . Its enduring footprint , both in national and Southern academia , make it among the most prolific cultural establishments and the most storied institutions in the South . [PAR] [TLE] Charles Wilkins Short [ SEP ] Charles Wilkins Short ( October 6 , 1794 – March 7 , 1863 ) was an American botanist . He primarily worked in the state of Kentucky . Short discovered several species of plants and has six species of plants named after him . He attended Transylvania University and the University of Pennsylvania . In addition to being a botanist , he practiced medicine and taught materia medica . Short also owned a sizable herbarium . Short retired from teaching in 1849 .
Which private university in Lexington, Kentucky did American botanist, Charles Wilkins Short, attend?
Which private university in Lexington , Kentucky did American botanist , Charles Wilkins Short , attend ?
Transylvania University
Transylvania University