Bronson Alcott
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Philosophy, Education
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Teaching, Teachers
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Contributions: Alcott was a teacher and a prominent member of New England’s Transcendental community. His educational methods focused on moral, spiritual, and imaginative development and encouraged independent thought. He also founded a short-lived utopian community called Fruitlands. He is perhaps most famous as the father of author Louisa May Alcott.
Early Life
Amos Bronson Alcott, the eldest of eight children, was born into a farming family near Wolcott, Connecticut. He attended the local district school, and displayed, from the...
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