NAME: William Holmes McGuffey BORN: September 23, 1800 COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS: born, Washington County, Pennsylvania family moved...Tuscarawas County, Ohio EDUCATION: graduated, Washington College (Pennsylvania) OCCUPATION: --- educator --- professor at Miami University (OH), 1826 - 1836 --- President of Cincinnati College, 1839 - 1839 --- President of Ohio University, 1839 - 1843 --- President of Woodward College (Cincinnati), 1843 - 1845 --- Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1845 - 1873 DIED: May 4, 1873 McGuffey Museum Return to Main Page Return to Name index Return to Career Index Return to County Index |
FAST FACTS:
McGuffey wrote his famous Peerless Pioneer Readers from 1826 to 1836. They were first published in 1836 and quickly became some of the most popular and effective educational tools in the United States. He only receivied $1,000.00 for his efforts.  image source: portrait, unknown, cira 1865 |