What makes the faculty at Harvard University so special?

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Harvard University faculty members comprise of several Nobel laureates and some of the best scholars around the world. Also, the Pulitzer Prize-winning teach courses on all levels and national book award winners host seminars for first-year students. At the university, students get to interact one-on-one with the world-class faculty. Mentioned below are some of the top Harvard University faculty:

Harvard University Faculty	Profession & Achievements
Jean Louis Rodolphe Aggasiz	An American Biologist and Geologist, who is recognised as the scholar of Earth's natural history
Alan Morton Dershowitz	An American Lawyer, Media Contributor, Political Commentator, and Legal Analyst, who is known for his work in US constitutional law and American criminal law. He was a renowned professor at Harvard Law School, who taught from 1964 to 2013
John Kenneth Galbraith	A Canadian-American Economist, Diplomat, Public Official, and Intellectual. Ken Gallbraith's works on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s
Seamus Justin Heaney	An Irish Poet, Playwright and Translator. Heaney received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature
Paul Edward Farmer	An American Medical Anthropologist and Physician. Farmer was a University Professor and the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School

<p><strong>Harvard University faculty members</strong> comprise of several <strong>Nobel laureates</strong> and some of the <strong>best scholars</strong> around the world. Also, the <strong>Pulitzer Prize-winning</strong> teach courses on all levels and <strong>national book award</strong> winners host seminars for first-year students. At the university, students get to <strong>interact one-on-one</strong> with the world-class faculty. Mentioned below are some of the top Harvard University faculty:</p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 134.4px;" border="1"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"><col style="width: 50%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><th style="height: 22.4px; text-align: center;">Harvard University Faculty</th><th style="height: 22.4px; text-align: center;">Profession & Achievements</th></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">Jean Louis Rodolphe Aggasiz</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">An American Biologist and Geologist, who is recognised as the scholar of Earth's natural history</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">Alan Morton Dershowitz</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">An American Lawyer, Media Contributor, Political Commentator, and Legal Analyst, who is known for his work in US constitutional law and American criminal law. He was a renowned professor at Harvard Law School, who taught from 1964 to 2013</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">John Kenneth Galbraith</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">A Canadian-American Economist, Diplomat, Public Official, and Intellectual. Ken Gallbraith's works on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">Seamus Justin Heaney</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">An Irish Poet, Playwright and Translator. Heaney received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.4px;"><td style="height: 22.4px;">Paul Edward Farmer</td><td style="height: 22.4px;">An American Medical Anthropologist and Physician. Farmer was a University Professor and the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School</td></tr></tbody></table>

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