Abraham Flexner
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Education
- Subcategories: Teaching, Teachers
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Successfully blending scholarship and administrative ability with reformist zeal, Flexner was responsible for major transformations of American elementary, secondary, medical, and postgraduate education.
Early Life
Abraham Flexner was born November 13, 1866, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was the son of Jewish immigrants, Esther Abraham and Moritz Flexner, who were successful Louisville hat merchants. The depression of 1873 destroyed their business, however, and reduced the family to poverty. Yet like most Jews, the Flexners placed great...
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