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Edward Austin Sheldon

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Edward Austin Sheldon
1st President of State University of New York at Oswego
In office
1861–1897
Succeeded byI. C. Poucher
Personal details
Born(1823-10-04)October 4, 1823
Perry Center, New York
DiedAugust 26, 1897(1897-08-26) (aged 73)
Oswego, New York
SpouseFrances Stiles Sheldon
ChildrenMary Sheldon Barnes.
ResidenceOswego, New York
Alma materHamilton College
ProfessionEducator

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.[1] His daughter was educator Mary Sheldon Barnes.

Sheldon and the Oswego Movement

References

  1. ^ Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education, Dorothy Rogers, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., New York, 1961