Horace mann

Horace Mann

By Jacob Glover

  • Born

    May 4, 1796, Franklin, MA
  • Horace became the first secertary of the State Board of Education in Massachusetts

    Horace became the first secertary of the State Board of Education in Massachusetts

  • In 1838 he started and edited a biweekly journal ‘The Common School Journal’ which focussed on public schools and their issues.

    In 1838 he started and edited a biweekly journal ‘The Common School Journal’ which focussed on public schools and their issues.

  • Since he had a huge fascination for German education system like many other American educators, he went to Germany in 1843 to see how the education system worked.

    Since he had a huge fascination for German education system like many other American educators, he went to Germany in 1843 to see how the education system worked.

    After returning to the U.S., he emphatically lobbied for the adoption of the ‘Prussian model’.
  • U.S Representative

    U.S Representative

    Mann served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1848 to 1853

  • Prussian Adoption

    In 1852, he backed the decision of adopting the Prussian education system in Massachusetts and after its adoption the New York Governor implemented the system on trial basis in twelve schools of New York.

  • Death

    August 2, 1859, Yellow Springs, OH