Maria Montesorri; Montessori (Italian educator who developed a method of teaching mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-centered approach (1870-1952))
Andrew D. White; Andrew Dickson White; White (United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918))
Emma Hart Willard; Willard (United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870))
Bethune; Mary McLeod Bethune (United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955))
Braille; Louis Braille (French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852))
Carnegie; Dale Carnegie (United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955))
Gallaudet; Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851))
Laney; Lucy Craft Laney (United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933))
John Witherspoon; Witherspoon (American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794))
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