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Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Educators, including Horace Mann, Noah Webster, Edward Everett, Amos Bronson Alcott and Mary Lyon

Famous 18th Century Educators

Horace MannHorace Mann
04 May 1796, American
Educator & Politician
Noah WebsterNoah Webster
16 October 1758, American
Lexicographer

Amos Bronson AlcottAmos Bronson Alcott
29 November 1799, American
Teacher and Educator

Edward EverettEdward Everett
11 April 1794, American
Former American senator

Abigail FillmoreAbigail Fillmore
13 March 1798, American
First Lady of America

Mary LyonMary Lyon
28 February 1797, American
Pioneer in Women's Education
John Baptist de La SalleJohn Baptist de La Salle
30 April 1651, French
Priest

Friedrich FroebelFriedrich Froebel
21 April 1782, German
Pedagogue

Deborah SampsonDeborah Sampson
17 December 1760, American
Military woman
Richard AllenRichard Allen
14 February 1760, American
Minister

Edmund Ignatius RiceEdmund Ignatius Rice
01 June 1762, Irish
Missionary
Johann Wolfgang DöbereinerJohann Wolfgang Döbereiner
13 December 1780, German
Chemist

Nano NagleNano Nagle
1718 AD, Irish
Educator

Thomas ArnoldThomas Arnold
13 June 1795, British
Educator

Thomas Hopkins GallaudetThomas Hopkins Gallaudet
10 December 1787, American
Educator

Thomas CampbellThomas Campbell
27 July 1777, Scottish
Poet
Andrés BelloAndrés Bello
29 November 1781, Chilean, Venezuelan
Poet, Legislator, Philosopher, Educator,

Rowland HillRowland Hill
03 December 1795, British
Teacher

Shah Ismail DehlviShah Ismail Dehlvi
26 April 1779, Indian
Scholar

Julie BilliartJulie Billiart
12 July 1751, French
Religious leader
David BushnellDavid Bushnell
30 August 1740, American
Inventor

August Heinrich Hoffmann von FallerslebenAugust Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
02 April 1798, German
Poet
Aaron Burr Sr.Aaron Burr Sr.
04 January 1716, American
Educator

Belva Ann LockwoodBelva Ann Lockwood
24 October 1830, American
American lawyer

Nicola PorporaNicola Porpora
17 August 1686, Italian
Composer
Eleazar WheelockEleazar Wheelock
22 April 1711, American
Educator

Anton ReichaAnton Reicha
26 February 1770, Czech, French
Educator
Adamantios KoraisAdamantios Korais
27 April 1748, Greek
Scholar

Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de GenlisStéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis
25 January 1746, French
Writer, Harpist

Friedrich RückertFriedrich Rückert
16 May 1788, German
Poet
Gideon BlackburnGideon Blackburn
27 August 1772, American
Evangelist

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Rose Philippine DuchesneRose Philippine Duchesne
29 August 1769, French
Sister
Fromental HalévyFromental Halévy
27 May 1799, French
Composer

Timothy Dwight IVTimothy Dwight IV
14 May 1752, American
Theologian

Abd al-Ghani al-NabulsiAbd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi
19 March 1641, Syrian
Scholar

Charles-Michel de l'ÉpéeCharles-Michel de l'Épée
24 November 1712, French
Educator
William Jackson HookerWilliam Jackson Hooker
06 July 1785, British
Botanist
Francis Daniel PastoriusFrancis Daniel Pastorius
26 September 1651, German, American
Educator

Johan Rudolf ThorbeckeJohan Rudolf Thorbecke
14 January 1798, Dutch
Statesman

Françoise-Louise de WarensFrançoise-Louise de Warens
31 March 1699, Swiss
Teacher

Friedrich KalkbrennerFriedrich Kalkbrenner
07 November 1785, German
Musician
Abdullah Abdul KadirAbdullah Abdul Kadir
1796 AD, Malaysian
Author

Giovanni BononciniGiovanni Bononcini
18 July 1670, Italian
Composer

Anthony BenezetAnthony Benezet
31 January 1713, French, American
Educator

Hartley ColeridgeHartley Coleridge
19 September 1796, British
Poet

Wilhelm GeseniusWilhelm Gesenius
03 February 1786, German
Biblical critic
Leopold KoželuchLeopold Koželuch
26 June 1747, Czech
Composer

Giovanni Battista MartiniGiovanni Battista Martini
24 April 1706, Italian
Musician
Richard WhatelyRichard Whately
01 February 1787, British
Economist

Johann Georg AlbrechtsbergerJohann Georg Albrechtsberger
03 February 1736, Austrian
Composer

José Bonifácio de AndradaJosé Bonifácio de Andrada
13 June 1763, Brazilian
Statesman
Goldsworthy GurneyGoldsworthy Gurney
14 February 1793, British
Surgeon

William George HornerWilliam George Horner
09 June 1786, British
Mathematician
Philander ChasePhilander Chase
14 December 1775, American
Bishop

Friedrich Karl ForbergFriedrich Karl Forberg
30 August 1770, German
Philosopher

Sarah Kemble KnightSarah Kemble Knight
19 April 1666, American
Teacher

Susanna RowsonSusanna Rowson
1762 AD, British, American
Novelist

John MachinJohn Machin
1686 AD, British
Mathematician
Jakob Friedrich FriesJakob Friedrich Fries
23 August 1773, German
Philosopher

François-Joseph FétisFrançois-Joseph Fétis
25 March 1784, Belgian
Musicologist

Stanisław StaszicStanisław Staszic
06 November 1755, Polish
Philosopher

Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von FeuerbachPaul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach
14 November 1775, German
Legal scholar
Valentin HaüyValentin Haüy
13 November 1745, French
Founder

Nicolai AbildgaardNicolai Abildgaard
11 September 1743, Danish
Painter
Joachim LelewelJoachim Lelewel
22 March 1786, Polish
Historian

Henriette CampanHenriette Campan
06 October 1752, French
Educator

Tapping ReeveTapping Reeve
01 October 1744, American
Lawyer
Johann Bernhard BasedowJohann Bernhard Basedow
11 September 1724, German
Writer

Pierre François Xavier de CharlevoixPierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
24 October 1682, French
Priest
Carl Friedrich ZelterCarl Friedrich Zelter
11 December 1758, German
Composer

Wei YuanWei Yuan
23 April 1794, Chinese
Scholar

Jared SparksJared Sparks
10 May 1789, American
Historian
Jean HardouinJean Hardouin
23 December 1646, French
Librarian

Benjamin WaterhouseBenjamin Waterhouse
04 March 1754, American
Physician
Rebecca GratzRebecca Gratz
04 March 1781, American
Educator

Joseph LancasterJoseph Lancaster
25 November 1778, British
Educator

Jonathan BoucherJonathan Boucher
12 May 1738, British
Teacher

Alexander CozensAlexander Cozens
1717 AD, British, Russian
Painter
Joseph JacototJoseph Jacotot
04 March 1770, French
Teacher
Lodovico Antonio MuratoriLodovico Antonio Muratori
21 October 1672, Italian
Historian

Frédéric-César de La HarpeFrédéric-César de La Harpe
06 April 1754, Swiss
Political Leader

Richard PorsonRichard Porson
25 December 1759, British
Scholar

Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y MontenegroBenito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro
08 October 1676, Spanish
Monk
Alexandre BrongniartAlexandre Brongniart
05 February 1770, French
Chemist

Karl Otfried MüllerKarl Otfried Müller
28 August 1797, German, Polish
Scholar

Johann Lukas SchönleinJohann Lukas Schönlein
30 November 1793, German
Naturalist

Ebenezer KinnersleyEbenezer Kinnersley
30 November 1711, British, American
Scientist

George BirkbeckGeorge Birkbeck
10 January 1776, British
Physician
James BlairJames Blair
1655 AD, Scottish
American colonial educator

Erik Gustaf GeijerErik Gustaf Geijer
12 January 1783, Swedish
Writer
George TicknorGeorge Ticknor
01 August 1791, American
Literary scholar

Gim Jeong-huiGim Jeong-hui
03 June 1786, South Korean
Calligrapher
Eugenios VoulgarisEugenios Voulgaris
10 August 1716, Greek
Theologian
Roch-Ambroise Cucurron SicardRoch-Ambroise Cucurron Sicard
20 September 1742, French
Abbot