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
Oswego () is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 16,921 at the 2020 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in Upstate New York, about 35 miles (55km) northwest of Syracuse. It promotes itself as "The Port Ci ...
. Sheldon's main achievement was the introduction of the principles and teachings of
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (, ; 12 January 1746 – 17 February 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach.
He founded several educational institutions both in German- and French-speaking r ...
into American education through the
Oswego Movement.
[''Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education'', Dorothy Rogers, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., New York, 1961] His daughter was educator
Mary Sheldon Barnes.
References
External links
''New Studies in Education: The Oswego Movement in American Education'', by Ned H. Dearborn, 1925''Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education; A Century in the Sheldon Tradition'', Dorothy Rogers, 1961''The Autobiography of Edward Austin Sheldon'', ed. Mary Sheldon Barnes, 1911
Hamilton College (New York) alumni
Presidents of campuses of the State University of New York
1823 births
1897 deaths
People from Oswego, New York
People from Perry, New York
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