Charles William Eliot

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards Honorary_degree_from_University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:birthDate 1834-03-20
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Eliot
gptkb:William_Eliot
Ellen_Eliot
gptkbp:contribution Development of the elective system in education
gptkbp:deathDate 1926-08-26
gptkbp:field Education
History
Literature
Philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles William Eliot
gptkbp:influenced Liberal arts education
Liberal education
Lifelong learning
Curriculum development
Educational technology
Student-centered learning
Educational leadership
Educational standards
Curriculum reform
Civic education
Interdisciplinary studies
Graduate education
Teaching methods
Global education
University governance
Public education policy
Research universities
Academic freedom
Educational reform movements
Educational philosophy
Assessment in education
Educational accessibility
Professional education
Student self-governance
American_education
Higher_education_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:knownFor Reforming_Harvard_University
gptkbp:notableAlumni Promotion of the idea of a liberal education
The_Harvard_Classics_as_a_'Five_Foot_Shelf'_of_Books
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Harvard_Classics
gptkbp:occupation Educator
gptkbp:positionHeld President_of_Harvard_University
gptkbp:publishedBy The Atlantic Monthly
The Harvard Review
The New Education
The Educational Review
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_Sturgis_Eliot
gptkbp:successor gptkb:A._Lawrence_Lowell
gptkbp:termEnd 1909
gptkbp:termStart 1869
gptkbp:wrote The Harvard Classics