William Holmes McGuffey | |
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| Born | September 23, 1800 Claysville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1873 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, Academic Author |
| Known for | McGuffey Readers |
William Holmes McGuffey (September 23, 1800 – May 4, 1873) was an American college professor and president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used series of elementary school-level textbooks. More than 120 million copies of McGuffey Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960,[1] placing its sales in a category with the Bible and Webster's Dictionary.[2]
- ^ Gensler, Harry J. (2013). Ethics and the Golden Rule. Routledge. p. 122. ISBN 9780415806862. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Smith, Gary Scott (2020-12-07). American Religious History: Belief and Society through Time [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4408-6161-1.
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