The founder of Phillips Andover Academy, his uncle was Dr. John Phillips who founded Phillips Exeter Academy. The two schools are two of the most historic and respected prep schools in the United States. Phillips Academy (also known as Andover and Phillips Andover) is a coed liberal arts high school, located in Andover, Massachusetts, near Boston. ... The top prep schools in the US both bear his name: Phillips Exeter Academy and Phillips Andover Academy, the former founded by him in 1781 and the latter founded by his nephew Samuel Phillips Jr. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ...