Norman Pinney (October 21, 1804 in

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– October 1, 1862 in

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) was an American teacher, minister, and author. He graduated from

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in 1823. In 1826 he became a tutor in

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, and in 1828, Professor of the Ancient Languages in the same institution. This position he relinquished in 1831. Pinney was ordained by Bishop Brownell to the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church; for a time he served in

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but coming to differ from the doctrines of that church, he gave up his charge and became a Unitarian, devoting himself to the education of the young. He was the author of a well known series of text-books for instruction in the French Language.

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