William Holmes McGuffey
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William Holmes McGuffey — (September 23, 1800 ndash; May 4, 1873) was an American professor and college president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers , one of the nation s first and most widely used series of textbooks. It is estimated that at least 120… … Wikipedia
William H. McGuffey House — Infobox nrhp name = William H. McGuffey House nrhp type=nhl locmapin=Ohio caption = location = Oxford, Ohio architect = William H. McGuffey cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007 06… … Wikipedia
McGuffey,William Holmes — Mc·Guf·fey (mə gŭfʹē), William Holmes. 1800 1873. American educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1836 1857), schoolbooks that combined reading lessons with moralistic teachings. * * * … Universalium
McGuffey, William Holmes — born Sept. 23, 1800, Pennsylvania, U.S. died May 4, 1873, Charlottesville, Va. U.S. educator remembered chiefly for his series of elementary readers. McGuffey taught in the Ohio frontier schools and then at Miami University (1826–36). His… … Universalium
McGuffey, William Holmes — (23 sep. 1800, cerca de Claysville, Pa., EE.UU.–4 may. 1873, Charlottesville, Va.). Educador estadounidense recordado principalmente por sus series de libros de lectura de nivel elemental. McGuffey fue docente en las escuelas de frontera de Ohio… … Enciclopedia Universal
McGuffey — may refer to William Holmes McGuffey, an American writer The McGuffey Readers, written by William Holmes McGuffey McGuffey, Ohio, a town in the United States McGuffey School District, a school district in Western Pennsylvania, United States This… … Wikipedia
McGuffey High School — Location 86 McGuffey Dr, Claysville, PA 15323 Coordinates: 40°08′29″N … Wikipedia
McGuffey's — children s reader, first published 1836, created by Ohio educator and linguist William Holmes McGuffey (1800 1873) … Etymology dictionary
McGuffey Readers — Cover of McGuffey s First Reader McGuffey Readers were a series of graded primers that were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and in… … Wikipedia
McGuffey — noun United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800 1873) • Syn: ↑William Holmes McGuffey • Instance Hypernyms: ↑educator, ↑pedagogue, ↑pedagog … Useful english dictionary
