Statements (68)
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Methodist_Church
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Virginia
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
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gptkbp:awards |
Honorary degrees
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gptkbp:born |
September 23, 1800
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gptkbp:children |
5
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gptkbp:contribution |
Educational reform
Standardized education materials |
gptkbp:died |
May 4, 1873
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gptkbp:field |
Literature
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gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:William_Holmes_McGuffey
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R. C. McGuffey
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gptkbp:inception |
1836
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gptkbp:influence |
Educational research
Curriculum development Educational technology Student engagement Critical thinking skills Public education Philosophy of education Reading comprehension Educational standards Educational policy Teacher training programs Civic education Curriculum standards Educational equity Reading habits Learning theories Teaching methods Literacy rates Moral education Educational outcomes Character education Cultural literacy Educational reform movements Lifelong learning. Assessment practices Educational access Educational philosophy Moral values in education Educational methodologies School systems Language arts education Reading instruction Social studies education Teaching literacy American_literature Literacy_in_America |
gptkbp:influenced |
Textbook publishing
American_education |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
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gptkbp:inspiration |
Future educators
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gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:McGuffey_Readers
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gptkbp:legacy |
McGuffey_Readers_used_in_schools
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gptkbp:nationality |
American
Caucasian |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
Creation of graded readers
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:William_H._Seward
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gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:McGuffey_Readers
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gptkbp:occupation |
Educator
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Clermont_County,_Ohio
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Oxford,_Ohio
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gptkbp:positionHeld |
Professor of Languages
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gptkbp:publishedBy |
Over 100 books
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gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Ohio
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gptkbp:spouse |
Eleanor_McGuffey
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