John Griscom
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John Griscom | |
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Born | Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey | September 27, 1774
Died | February 26, 1852 Burlington, New Jersey | (aged 77)
Occupation | Educator |
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John Griscom (September 27, 1774 – February 26, 1852) was an early American lecturer and educator, and one of the first American educators to teach chemistry.
Biography
John Griscom was born in Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey on September 27, 1774.[1]
He taught at Queens College (now Rutgers University) from 1812–28, and at Columbia College. He founded New York's first anti-poverty organization, the New York Society for the Prevention of Pauperism.[2][3] He also opened the New York High School in 1825, the first monitorial system school in New York.[4][5][6] In 1836, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.[7]
He died in Burlington, New Jersey on February 26, 1852.[1]
References
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. X. J. T. White Company. 1900. pp. 510–511. Retrieved July 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "archives.nypl.org -- John Griscom correspondence". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ Garb, Maggie (October 16, 2012). "A Poverty of Empathy". In These Times. ISSN 0160-5992. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 3, p. 2 (1888)
- ^ John Griscom correspondence 1804-1851, nypl.org, Retrieved 12 November 2013
- ^ Gifford, Walter John. Historical Development of the New York State High School System, p. 22-24 (1922)
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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