Charles De Garmo
Charles De Garmo (also spelled DeGarmo; January 7, 1849 – May 14, 1934) was an American educator, education theorist and college president.
Biography
De Garmo was born in Mukwonago, Wisconsin on January 7, 1849.[1] He graduated from Illinois State Normal University in 1873 and served as principal of the Grammar Department of its Model School from 1876 to 1883. Influenced by the Herbartian educational philosophy in Germany, DeGarmo left for University of Halle where he received a doctorate then returned to Illinois State where he served as a Professor of Modern Languages and Reading until 1890.[2][3]
He served as president of Swarthmore College from 1891 to 1898 and then joined the education faculty at Cornell University.[3]
De Garmo was a prolific author of more than one hundred articles and books about educational theory and practice.[4]
He died in retirement in Miami on May 15, 1934, and was buried at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery.[5][6]
References
- ^ Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1906). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. III. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "De Garmo Hall (DEG)" Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine.Illinois State University. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "Swarthmore College Presidents". Communications Office, Swarthmore College. Retrieved April 13, 2011
- ^ Search results for "au:De Garmo, Charles" OCLC Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved April 13, 2011
- ^ "Charles De Garmo Papers Finding Aid, Swarthmore College". Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Carson, Ruby Leach (May 15, 1934). "Funeral of DeGarmo, Educator, Philosopher, to be Simple One". The Miami News. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- Aesthetics of Education, by De Garmo
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