Abraham R. Horne
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Abraham Reasor Horne (middle name also Reeser or Reaser, March 24, 1834 — December 23, 1902) was a prominent American
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pastor, botanist, publisher, and
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writer. Horne was born in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was ordained in 1859 after a teaching career in
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. He founded ''The National Educator'' newspaper in 1860 and served as its publisher and editor until his death in 1902. Horne received an honorary
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degree from
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in 1881. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery in
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Bibliography

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Pennsylvania German Manual for Pronouncing, Speaking and Writing English
' (1875, 1896 edition) *
Easy Experiments for Schools and Families
' (1886) *
Das Leben und Wirken von Vater Josua Jäger: Evangelisch-Lutherischen Prediger
' (1889) *
Common Sense Health Notes
' (1893) *
Horne's Pennsylvania German Manual: How Pennsylvania German Is Spoken and Written, for Pronouncing, Speaking and Writing English
' (1910)


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Grave
from Find a Grave {{DEFAULTSORT:Horne, Abraham R. 1834 births 1902 deaths German-American history Pennsylvania Dutch people American writers in Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch culture German language in the United States