Statements (58)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences |
gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_degree_from_University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:birthDate |
1834-03-20
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gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Charles_Eliot
gptkb:William_Eliot Ellen_Eliot |
gptkbp:contribution |
Development of the elective system in education
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gptkbp:deathDate |
1926-08-26
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gptkbp:field |
Education
History Literature Philosophy |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Charles William Eliot
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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
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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
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gptkbp:occupation |
Educator
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gptkbp:positionHeld |
President_of_Harvard_University
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gptkbp:publishedBy |
The Atlantic Monthly
The Harvard Review The New Education The Educational Review |
gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Ellen_Sturgis_Eliot
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:A._Lawrence_Lowell
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gptkbp:termEnd |
1909
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gptkbp:termStart |
1869
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gptkbp:wrote |
The Harvard Classics
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