Horace Mann

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor nonsectarian schools
professional training for teachers
universal public education
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Brown_University
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Father of the Common School Movement
gptkbp:birthDate 1796-05-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Franklin,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Benjamin_Pickman_Mann
gptkb:George_Combe_Mann
gptkbp:deathDate 1859-08-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Yellow_Springs,_Ohio,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Horace Mann
gptkbp:influenced American education system
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Unitarianism
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Horace_Mann_Hall_at_Antioch_College
gptkb:Horace_Mann_Medal_at_Brown_University
Horace Mann School (named after him)
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Massachusetts_State_Legislature
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:public_policy
founding the American public school system
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:officeHolder Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education
gptkbp:party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkb:Free_Soil_Party
gptkbp:president gptkb:Antioch_College
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Annual_Reports_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Board_of_Education_of_Massachusetts
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Unitarianism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:North_Burial_Ground,_Providence,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:signature Horace Mann signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Tyler_Peabody
gptkbp:termEnd 1853
gptkbp:termStart 1848
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Antioch_College
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Dedham
gptkb:Dedham,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkb:National_Education_Association
gptkb:New_England_Reformers
gptkb:Gary,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkb:Hall_of_Fame_for_Great_Americans
gptkb:Horace_Mann_School_for_the_Deaf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5