Famous Educators

The Most Famous Educators
Name	Birthday	Nationality	Bio
Maria Montessori	August 31, 1870	Italian	Maria Montessori was a physician and educator who developed the approach of Montessori education
Horace Mann	May 4, 1796	American	Horace Mann was an American education reformer and politician
Paulo Freire	September 19, 1921	Brazilian	Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator best known for his research on critical pedagogy
Dhondo Keshav Karve	April 18, 1858	Indian	Dhondo Keshav Karve was an eminent Indian social reformer and educator who championed the cause of women education and remarriage of Hindu widows
Joshua Chamberlain	September 8, 1828	American	Joshua Chamberlain was an American college professor, war hero and Governor of Maine
Amos Bronson Alcott	November 29, 1799	American	Amos Bronson Alcott was an American teacher and one of the most respected transcendentalists of the 19th century
Jonathan Kozol	September 5, 1936	American	Jonathan Kozol is an award-winning American non-fiction writer, activist and educator
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	February 27, 1807	American	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the most famous American poet of his times

Dhondo Keshav Karve was an eminent Indian social reformer and educator who championed the cause of women education and remarriage of Hindu widows

Amos Bronson Alcott was an American teacher and one of the most respected transcendentalists of the 19th century

Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator best known for his research on critical pedagogy

Joshua Chamberlain was an American college professor, war hero and Governor of Maine

Maria Montessori was a physician and educator who developed the approach of Montessori education

Jonathan Kozol is an award-winning American non-fiction writer, activist and educator

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the most famous American poet of his times

Horace Mann was an American education reformer and politician