Edward Austin Sheldon
American educator
Died when: 73 years 326 days (886 months)Star Sign: Libra
Edward Austin Sheldon (October 4, 1823 – August 26, 1897) was an American educator, and the founding president of State University of New York at Oswego (then Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School).
He also served as superintendent of schools for the cities of Syracuse, New York and Oswego, New York.Sheldon's main achievement was the introduction of the principles and teachings of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi into American education through the Oswego Movement.
His daughter was educator Mary Sheldon Barnes.
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