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Born
(1835-09-10)September 10, 1835 North Killingly, Connecticut, U.S.
Died
November 5, 1909(1909-11-05) (aged 74) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Education
Yale University
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William Torrey Harris (September 10, 1835 – November 5, 1909) was an American educator, philosopher, and lexicographer.[1] He worked for nearly a quarter century in St. Louis, Missouri, where he taught school and served as Superintendent of Schools for twelve years. With Susan Blow, in 1873 he established the first permanent, public kindergarten in the country. He is also known for establishing high school as an integral part of public education.
Increasingly interested in Hegelian philosophy, he was cofounder of Journal of Speculative Philosophy (1867), the first philosophical journal in the US. He also worked with Amos Bronson Alcott's Concord School of Philosophy. In 1889 Harris was appointed as US Commissioner of Education, and served in that role, under four presidents, until 1906.
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