What University was founded first, University of Missouri or Université Laval?
University of Missouri: The University of Missouri (also, Mizzou, or MU) is a public land-grant research university located in Columbia, Missouri, U.S. University of Missouri:  It was founded in 1839 as the first public institution of higher education west of the Mississippi River. University of Missouri:  It is the flagship campus of the University of Missouri System, which also maintains campuses in Kansas City, Rolla, and St. Louis. Université Laval:  The University was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmorency-Laval, making it the oldest centre of higher education in Canada and the first North American institution to offer higher education in French.
University of Missouri