Horace Mann
American politician (1796-1859) · United States · Politicians · Died at 63
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Something wrong?Horace Mann was an American educational reformer, abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education; he is thus also known as The Father of American Education.
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Original daguerreotype of Rep. Mann (Mass.) from Mathew Brady's studio, c. 1849
Mann on a 1940 stamp from the Famous Americans series
Statue of Horace Mann (1863) by Emma Stebbins
Horace Mann School, the Bronx, New York City
Horace Mann Hall, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
Horace Mann House at Brown University, Mann's alma materAwards
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Horace Mann was an American educational reformer, abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education; he is thus also known as The Father of American Education. In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, Mann was elected to the United States House of Representatives (1848-1853). From September 1852 to his death in 1859, he served as President of Antioch College.
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