Find A Grave - Educators

Abbott, Edith b. September 26, 1876 d. July 29, 1957
Social Reformer. The sister of activist Grace Abbott, she was active in social services dealing with poor people and their welfare. She taught at the University of Chicago and was a member of Hull House, the settlement founded by reformer Jane Addams.
Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Plot: GAR Section, Lot 51
Abbott, Grace b. November 17, 1878 d. June 19, 1939
Social Reformer. The sister of fellow reformer Edith Abbott, she fought for the rights of the poor and the immigrants. She worked for the Children's Bureau, taught at the University of Chicago, and authored the wor1k "Child And The State."
Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Plot: GAR Section, Lot 52
Abe, Shigetaka b. 1890 d. 1939
Educator, Author. A native of Niigata, he began teaching at the University of Tokyo in 1934, at which time he introduced American educational methods to Japan. In his 1937 work "Kyoiku kaikaku-ron(Educational Reform)," he extended a proposal of his educational reforms to the Japanese educational system. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Plot: 16-1-17-13
Ackerman, Carl William b. January 16, 1890 d. October 9, 1970
Educator, Journalist. The Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism from 1931 to 1956, he was a co-founder of the American Press Institute, administered Pulitzer Prizes, helped establish Maria Moors Awards, championed civil liberties and freedom of information and helped emphasize practical training in newspaper work.
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Anderson, Sir. Hugh Kerr [memorial] b. July 6, 1865 d. November 2, 1928
Scientist, Educator. A prominent physiologist, he served as Master of Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge, and was the Chairman of the Cambridge University Press in 1918. (Bio by: David Conway)
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Plot: Chapel
Anderson, Sir. Hugh Kerr b. July 6, 1865 d. November 2, 1928
Scientist, Educator. A prominent physiologist, he served as Master of Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge, and was the Chairman of the Cambridge University Press in 1918. (Bio by: David Conway)
Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Appleton, Richard b. February 17, 1849 d. March 1, 1909
Educator. Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge. (Bio by: David Conway)
Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Armstrong, Herbert W. b. July 31, 1892 d. January 16, 1986
Religious Leader, Publisher. Founder of the Worldwide Church of God and founder of Ambassador College. Publisher of the "Plain Truth Magazine" and the "World Tomorrow" radio-television broadcast heard and seen by millions for over fifty years. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Founder's Lawn, L-2110
Armstrong, Samuel Chapman b. January 30, 1839 d. April 11, 1893
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Educator. Served in the Civil War first as Major of the 125th New York Volunteer Infantry, then as Lieutenant Colonel of the 9th United States Colored Troops, then finally as Colonel and commander of the 8th United States Colored Troops. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "meritorious services". He founded Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University) in 1868, and is buried in the Campus cemetery...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hampton University Cemetery, Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Asakawa, Kanichi b. December 20, 1873 d. August 11, 1948
Historian. He became a graduate of Dartmouth and the Yale Graduate School. As a member of the Yale faculty, he became the first Japanese professor at a major university in the United States. He dedicated himself to serving as a bridge between the United States and Japan to promote amicable relations. Some of his remains are also interred at Konjiki cemetery at his hometown of Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Japan. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Ascham, Roger b. 1515 d. 1568 (circa)
Author. Scholar and writer who was born in Yorkshire, and was educated in the household of Sir Humphrey Wingfield, Speaker of the House of Commons. In 1548 he was appointed tutor to the young Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I).
St Sepulchre without Newgate Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Awashima, Kangetsu b. 1854 d. 1922
Historian. Was extensively involved in studies of Japan's Edo era. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Somei Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Baba, Kocho b. 1869 d. 1940
Scholar of English literature. Younger brother of politician Tatsui Baba. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Babb (Bird), Mary (Mary Alice) Alice b. May 8, 1850 d. November 21, 1926
Alice Bird Babb was one of the seven founders of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization), one of the pioneer societies for women, that was founded on January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Today, P.E.O. has grown to almost a quarter of a million members in chapters in the United States and Canada. The P.E.O. Sisterhood, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is a philanthropic educational organization that promotes and funds educational opportunities for women.<...[Read More] (Bio by: Anonymous (inactive))
Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Bache, Alexander Dallas b. July 19, 1806 d. February 17, 1867
Graduated West Point in 1825 at the top of his class. Professor of natural philosophy and chemistry University of Pennsylvania. Appointed Superintendent of the Coast Survey by Pres. Tyler in 1843, a position he held until 1861. Bache introduced many new and innovative ideas into the Coast Survey including the involvement of many of the top scientific minds of the day. When President Lincoln established the National Academy of Sciences in 1863, Bache and about four dozen other scientists, many...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Connelly)
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
Plot: Range 32, Site 194
Bagley, Daniel b. September 7, 1818 d. April 26, 1905
Seattle Pioneer, Minister. Born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, he was ordained a Methodist minister in 1842. He spent the first 10 years of his ministry traveling throughout the state of Illinois as a circuit preacher, before being assigned to the Oregon Territory in 1852. On April 20, 1852 he left Princeton, Illinois, for the Oregon Territory, which included the present day states of Washington, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana. Accompanying him on his westward journey were the...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Baker, James A. b. 1910 d. April 14, 1975
Animal virologist and educator. He led the research at Cornell University in developing vaccines for puppies.
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Baldwin, John b. October 13, 1799 d. December 28, 1884
Educator. He was the founder of Baldwin Institute (later to join with German Wallace College to become Baldwin-Wallace College). (Bio by: MJGoette)
Woodvale Cemetery, Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Baldwin, Maria Louise [cremation location] b. 1856 d. 1922
Educator. She was one of the most distinguished African-American educators of the late 19th and early 20th century. First a teacher, later principal, then Master of the interracial Agassiz Grammar School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she was the first African-American woman to attain those positions in the state. She was also active in many clubs, including the Women's Era Club, and was President of the League for Community Service in Boston.

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Ballantine, Rev. Elisha b. October 11, 1809 d. April 20, 1886
Celebrated theologian, scholar and educator. President of Indiana University. (Bio by: Doug Beaver)
Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA

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