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Horace Mann

1796 - 1859

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Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education, he is thus also known as The Father of American Education. In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, Mann was elected to the United States House of Representatives (1848–1853). From September 1852 to his death in 1859, he served as President of Antioch College. Arguing that universal public education was the best way to provide a quality education for all of America's children, Mann won widespread approval from modernizers, especially in the Whig Party, for building public schools. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Horace Mann is the 11,460th most popular politician (down from 10,892nd in 2019), the 4,632nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,933rd in 2019) and the 394th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Horace Mann ranks 11,460 out of 19,576. Before him are Victor Marijnen, John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, Félix Éboué, Commius, Jen Psaki, and Alof de Wignacourt. After him are Caspar Weinberger, Konstantinos Demertzis, John I of Trebizond, Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau, Rawhi Fattouh, and Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad.

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Among people born in 1796, Horace Mann ranks 37. Before him are Abdullah Abdul Kadir, Johann Christian Poggendorff, Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, William H. Prescott, and Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Fernán Caballero, Manto Mavrogenous, Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Antun Mihanović, George Catlin, and Juan Esteban Pedernera. Among people deceased in 1859, Horace Mann ranks 44. Before him are Thomas Horsfield, Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi, F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Princess Anna of Saxony, William H. Prescott, and Joseph Ludwig Raabe. After him are Stefan Bogoridi, José de Madrazo y Agudo, Thomas Nuttall, Eliza Acton, Ye Mingchen, and Petrus Borel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Horace Mann ranks 4,632 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Irwin (1950), Charles Martin Hall (1863), E. G. Daily (1961), Heather Graham (1970), Lesley Ann Warren (1946), and Jen Psaki (1978). After him are Caspar Weinberger (1917), Herb Alpert (1935), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Pink Anderson (1900), Christina Ricci (1980), and William J. Brennan Jr. (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Horace Mann ranks 394. Before him are John Henninger Reagan (1818), James Forrestal (1892), Sandra Day O'Connor (1930), Charles Evans Hughes (1862), Kenneth Arnold (1915), and Jen Psaki (1978). After him are Caspar Weinberger (1917), Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810), George Clement Perkins (1839), Ida Saxton McKinley (1847), Raphael Warnock (1969), and P. J. Kennedy (1858).

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