John Griscom (September 27, 1774 – February 26, 1852) was an early American lecturer and educator, and one of the first American educators to teach chemistry.
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| Born | September 27, 1774 Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey |
| Died | February 26, 1852 (aged 77) Burlington, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Educator |
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Biography
editJohn Griscom was born in Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey on September 27, 1774.[1]
He taught at Queens College (now Rutgers University) from 1812–28, and at Columbia College. He founded New York's first anti-poverty organization, the New York Society for the Prevention of Pauperism.[2][3] He also opened the New York High School in 1825, the first monitorial system school in New York.[4][5][6] In 1836, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.[7]
He died in Burlington, New Jersey on February 26, 1852.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. X. J. T. White Company. 1900. pp. 510–511. Retrieved July 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "archives.nypl.org -- John Griscom correspondence". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ Garb, Maggie (October 16, 2012). "A Poverty of Empathy". In These Times. ISSN 0160-5992. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 3, p. 2 (1888)
- ^ John Griscom correspondence 1804-1851, nypl.org, Retrieved 12 November 2013
- ^ Gifford, Walter John. Historical Development of the New York State High School System, p. 22-24 (1922)
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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