Edward Austin Sheldon
| Edward Austin Sheldon | |
|---|---|
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| 1st President of State University of New York at Oswego | |
| In office 1861–1897 | |
| Succeeded by | I. C. Poucher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 4, 1823 Perry Center, New York |
| Died | August 26, 1897 (aged 73) Oswego, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Stiles Sheldon |
| Children | Mary Sheldon Barnes. |
| Residence | Oswego, New York |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College |
| Profession | Educator |
| Religion | congregationalist |
Edward Austin Sheldon (October 4, 1823 – August 26, 1897) was an American educator, and the founding president of State University of New York at Oswego (then Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School). He also served as superintendent of schools for the cities of Syracuse, New York and Oswego, New York. Sheldon's main achievement was the introduction of the principles and teachings of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi into American education through the Oswego Movement.[1] His daughter was educator Mary Sheldon Barnes.
Sheldon and the Oswego Movement
Main article: Oswego Movement
References
- ↑ Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education, Dorothy Rogers, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., New York, 1961
External links
- Biography Sheldon-Edward 1823-1897
- New Studies in Education: The Oswego Movement in American Education, by Ned H. Dearborn, 1925
- Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education; A Century in the Sheldon Tradition, Dorothy Rogers, 1961
- The Autobiography of Edward Austin Sheldon, ed. Mary Sheldon Barnes, 1911