(1861-1931) American educator serving as president of the University of North Carolina, Tulane University, and the University of Virginia.

Edwin Anderson Alderman

(1861-1931) American educator serving as president of the University of North Carolina, Tulane University,…

(1829-1916) American educator, editor of the Providence journal and minister to China and Turkey

J. B. Angell

(1829-1916) American educator, editor of the Providence journal and minister to China and Turkey

(1820-1906) Susan B. Anthony was a school teacher who became a prominent agitator for the abolition of slavery. She also worked on the Women's Suffrage movement.

Susan B. Anthony

(1820-1906) Susan B. Anthony was a school teacher who became a prominent agitator for the abolition…

Clarissa Harlowe Barton was a pioneer American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. She is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross.

Clara Barton

Clarissa Harlowe Barton was a pioneer American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. She is best remembered…

Judge and professor, known for publishing <em>Digest of Michigan Reports</em> and <em>Treatise on Constitutional Limitations of the Legislative Power of the States.</em>

Judge Thomas M. Cooley

Judge and professor, known for publishing Digest of Michigan Reports and Treatise on Constitutional

An Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. He is best remembered today for his books of etudes for the piano.

Carl Czerny

An Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. He is best remembered today for his books of etudes for the…

Theodore William Dwight (1822-1892), American jurist and educator, cousin of Theodore Dwight Woolsey and of Timothy Dwight V, was born July 18, 1822 in Catskill, New York.

Theodore William Dwight

Theodore William Dwight (1822-1892), American jurist and educator, cousin of Theodore Dwight Woolsey…

(1752-1817) Educator and poet that scorned the decline of values.

Timothy Dwight

(1752-1817) Educator and poet that scorned the decline of values.

(1834-1926) Educator who became president of Harvard and presided over a period of great growth which included the introduction of the elective system and the teaching of women.

Charles W. Eliot

(1834-1926) Educator who became president of Harvard and presided over a period of great growth which…

Educator who became president of Harvard and presided over a period of great growth which included the introduction of the elective system and the teaching of women.

Charles W. Eliot

Educator who became president of Harvard and presided over a period of great growth which included the…

(1834-1926) American educator and academic and president of Harvard University.

Charles William Eliot

(1834-1926) American educator and academic and president of Harvard University.

(1782-1852) Froebel was a reformer and educator.

Frederick Wilhelm August Froebel

(1782-1852) Froebel was a reformer and educator.

German founder of kindergarten in schools.

Friedrich Froebel

German founder of kindergarten in schools.

Daniel Coit Gilman (July 6, 1831-October 13, 1908) was an American educator.

Daniel Coit Gilman

Daniel Coit Gilman (July 6, 1831-October 13, 1908) was an American educator.

American educator and psychologist.

G. Stanley Hall

American educator and psychologist.

(1856-1906) First president of the University of Chicago.

William Rainey Harper

(1856-1906) First president of the University of Chicago.

(1856-1906) American educator and president of the University of Chicago.

William Rainey Harper

(1856-1906) American educator and president of the University of Chicago.

Harris was an educator. He was commissioner of education during President Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley, and Roosevelt's terms.

William Torrey Harris

Harris was an educator. He was commissioner of education during President Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley,…

(1835-1909) American educator and United States Commissioner of Education.

William T. Harris

(1835-1909) American educator and United States Commissioner of Education.

Hewitt was a congressman, major of New York City, teacher, iron manufacturer, and lawyer.

Abram Stevens Hewitt

Hewitt was a congressman, major of New York City, teacher, iron manufacturer, and lawyer.

(1855--) American educator who wrote on political economy

Edmund J. James

(1855--) American educator who wrote on political economy

American educator, professor of botany and biology, writer, and advocate for peace.

David Starr Jordan

American educator, professor of botany and biology, writer, and advocate for peace.

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (September 17, 1825 – January 23, 1893) was an American politician and jurist from Mississippi. A United States Representative and Senator, he also served as United States Secretary of the Interior in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, as well as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (September 17, 1825 – January 23, 1893) was an American politician…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 &ndash; March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy and was one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.

Henry W. Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", <em>The Song of Hiawatha</em>, and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's <em>The Divine Comedy</em> and was one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet…

Seth Low (January 18, 1850 - September 17, 1916), born in Brooklyn, New York, was an American educator and political figure who served as mayor of Brooklyn, as President of Columbia University, as diplomatic representative of the United States, and as Mayor of New York City.

Seth Low

Seth Low (January 18, 1850 - September 17, 1916), born in Brooklyn, New York, was an American educator…

Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840&ndash;December 1, 1914) was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and educator.

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840–December 1, 1914) was a United States Navy flag officer,…

"(1798-1859), an American educator who helped to establish the present common school system in the United States." -Foster, 1921

Horace Mann

"(1798-1859), an American educator who helped to establish the present common school system in the United…

An American educator, reformer, and women suffragist.

Harriet McCabe

An American educator, reformer, and women suffragist.

Scottish-American educator and philosopher

James McCosh

Scottish-American educator and philosopher

(1870-1952) Italian doctor and educator best known for the development of the Montessori method of education.

Maria Montessorri

(1870-1952) Italian doctor and educator best known for the development of the Montessori method of education.

Charles Willis Needham (1848-1935) was the seventh president of George Washington University.

Charles Willis Needham

Charles Willis Needham (1848-1935) was the seventh president of George Washington University.

(1843-1932) American clergyman and educator

Francis Patton, LL.D.

(1843-1932) American clergyman and educator

An educator and author, born in Lyme, New Hampshire, Feb. 27, 1830.

Arthur Latham Perry

An educator and author, born in Lyme, New Hampshire, Feb. 27, 1830.

A German educator and educational reformer, born in Zurich, Switzerland, Jan. 12, 1746; died in Brugg, Feb. 17, 1827.

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

A German educator and educational reformer, born in Zurich, Switzerland, Jan. 12, 1746; died in Brugg,…

(1746-1827) Swiss educational reformer.

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

(1746-1827) Swiss educational reformer.

An educator and inventor of the Pitman system of shorthand writing, born in Trowbridge, England, Jan. 4, 1813; died Jan. 22, 1897.

Sir Isaac Pitman

An educator and inventor of the Pitman system of shorthand writing, born in Trowbridge, England, Jan.…

an English chemist, philosopher, dissenting clergyman, and educator. He is known for his investigations of carbon dioxide and the co-discovery of oxygen.

Joseph Priestley

an English chemist, philosopher, dissenting clergyman, and educator. He is known for his investigations…

Josiah Quincy III (February 4, 1772 – July 1, 1864) was a U.S. educator and political figure. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mayor of Boston , and President of Harvard University.

Josiah Quincy

Josiah Quincy III (February 4, 1772 – July 1, 1864) was a U.S. educator and political figure. He was…

American chemist and educator.

Ira Remsen

American chemist and educator.

John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War.

General John Sedgwick

John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union…

Franz Sigel (November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902) was a German military officer and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union major general in the American Civil War.

Franz Sigel

Franz Sigel (November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902) was a German military officer and immigrant to the…

An American sculptor, writer and educator, was born in Elmwood, Illinois in 1860.

Lorado Taft

An American sculptor, writer and educator, was born in Elmwood, Illinois in 1860.

(b. 1852) American educator and author

Henry Jackson Van Dyck

(b. 1852) American educator and author

"American poet, essayist and educator." -Foster, 1921

Henry Van Dyke

"American poet, essayist and educator." -Foster, 1921

American educator and sociologist.

George E. Vincent

American educator and sociologist.

An African American educator and author. He was born into slavery at the community of Hale's Ford in Franklin County, Virginia. As a young man he made his way east from West Virginia to obtain schooling at Hampton in eastern Virginia at a school established to train teachers.

Booker T. Washington

An African American educator and author. He was born into slavery at the community of Hale's Ford in…

"General Webb, born in New York city, February 15th, 1835, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1855, and assigned to the artillery. He served in Florida, Minnesota, and for three years as assistant professor at West Point. He was present at Bull Run and in defenses of Washington until 1862, when he participated in the battles of the Peninsula campaign of the Army of the Potomac, and as chief of staff of the Fifth Corps during the Maryland and Rappahannock campaigns till June 23rd, 1863. He was then commissioned brigadier general of volunteers, and placed in command of a brigade of the Second Corps, serving with great credit at the battle of Gettysburg. He was made major general, United States Army, for gallant and meritorious services in the campaign terminating with the surrender of the insurgent army under General Lee." —Leslie, 1896

General Alexander S. Webb

"General Webb, born in New York city, February 15th, 1835, was graduated from the United States Military…

American educator and professor at Brown University, Harvard, and Cornell University teaching philology and Greek.

Benjamin Ide Wheeler

American educator and professor at Brown University, Harvard, and Cornell University teaching philology…

An educator and diplomatist, born in Homer, New York, Nov. 7, 1832.

Andrew Dickson White

An educator and diplomatist, born in Homer, New York, Nov. 7, 1832.

Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, author, and educator, best known as the co-founder of Cornell University. In 1869 White gave a lecture on "The Battle-Fields of Science", arguing that history showed the negative outcomes resulting from any attempt on the part of religion to interfere with the progress of science. Over the next 30 years he refined his analysis, expanding his case studies to include nearly every field of science over the entire history of Christianity, but also narrowing his target from "religion" through "ecclesiasticism" to "dogmatic theology."

Andrew Dickson White

Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, author, and educator,…

Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (September 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist.

Frances Willard

Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (September 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was an American educator,…

Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard was an educator and women's suffragist. She was president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Willard founded <em>The Union Signal</em>. She was also active is the passage of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments.

Frances Elizabeth Willard

Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard was an educator and women's suffragist. She was president of the…

An American educator, reformer, and women suffragist.

Frances Elizabeth Willard

An American educator, reformer, and women suffragist.

(1816-1892) Scoto-Canadian educator and archeologist

Daniel Wilson

(1816-1892) Scoto-Canadian educator and archeologist

(1843-1900) American statesman, served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and was the president of the University of West Virginia.

William L. Wilson

(1843-1900) American statesman, served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and was the president…