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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Washington_College
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkb:Ohio_University
gptkb:Miami_University
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary degrees
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gptkbp:born
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September 23, 1800
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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Oak Hill Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_McGuffey_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Standardized reading materials
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Oak_Hill_Cemetery,_Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:died
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May 4, 1873
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gptkbp:field
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Education
Literature
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William E. McGuffey
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gptkbp:influence
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Literacy_in_the_United_States
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gptkbp:influenced
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American_education
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Noah_Webster
gptkb:Horace_Mann
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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Curriculum development
Educational standards
Teaching methods
Textbook publishing
Reading instruction
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gptkbp:involved
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Educational reform
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:McGuffey_Readers
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gptkbp:legacy
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McGuffey_Readers_used_in_schools_for_decades
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom."
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_Eclectic_Spelling_Book
gptkb:The_Eclectic_Reader
The Eclectic Primer
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gptkbp:occupation
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Author
Educator
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gptkbp:philosophy
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Patriotism
Civic responsibility
Moral education
Character building
Religious values
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gptkbp:spouse
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Eleanor_McGuffey
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