He did this in 1819, some 10 years after he was president.
Jefferson established the University of Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson built the University of Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson founded it -- The University of Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson designed the University of Virginia and the capital.
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson.
In 1819, Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. Its initial Board of Visitors included Jefferson himself, as well as other U.S. Presidents James Madison and James Monroe. In fact, Monroe himself owned the site on which the original campus was located.
Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson likely died from uremia, severe diarrhea, and pneumonia.
He founded the University of Virgina after he was President.
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson was born on 1743-04-13.