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Francis Wayland Parker

Educator

Education

Signal

Region
Chicago
Industry
Education
Source file
profiles/chicago_profiles.md:143
Status
published

Economic impact

Founded the Cook County Normal School (1883) and the Francis W. Parker School. Introduced experimental science, manual training, and child-centered curricula to American education.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia
  2. Francis W. Parker School
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