William Nicholas Hailmann (20 October 1836 Glarus, Switzerland – 13 May 1920 Pasadena, California) was an American educator. He was a progressive educator and helped introduce the kindergarten into the United States.
He was educated in the gymnasium at Zürich, studied in Medical College of Louisville, Kentucky, and received a Ph.D. from Ohio University in 1885. He taught natural science in the Louisville high schools from 1856 to 1865, and then directed the German and English Academy from 1865 to 1873, where he built the first kindergarten classroom in the United States. He eventually became president of the Froebel Institute of North America.
From 1873 to 1878, he directed the German and English Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then the German-American Seminary of Detroit, Michigan, from 1878 to 1883. He was superintendent of public schools of Laporte, Indiana, from 1883 to 1894. From 1894 to 1898 he superintended the Indian School Service of the United States and worked to hire more Native American teachers for the Service. He was superintendent of instruction in Dayton, Ohio from 1898 to 1903 and head of the department of psychology of the Chicago Normal School, 1904 to 1909. From 1909 to 1915, he was head of department of education at the Normal Training School, Cleveland, Ohio. He retired to Pasadena, California in 1915.
He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, North Reading, Massachusetts upon his death.
Worksedit
Wikisource has original works by or about: William Nicholas Hailmann
Outlines of a System of Object-teaching (1866)
History of Pedagogy (1870)
Kindergarten Culture (1872)
The Law of Childhood (1878)
Primary Methods (1887)
Application of Psychology to Teaching (1887)
The English Language (1902)
He translated Froebel's Education of Man into English (1890), and edited Erziehungsblaetter (1870–83) and Kindergarten Messenger and New Education (1876–84). From 1883 to 1894, he was one of the chief contributors of the National Education Association in the interest of the kindergarten and other features of the new education.
Familyedit
He married Eudora Lucas of Louisville on 24 December 1857. She was an associate in his efforts to introduce the kindergarten system to the United States. She died in 1904, and he married Helena Kuhn of Detroit on 25 December 1907.
Description at Froebel Foundation USA (accessed 18 February 2011)
Biography at accessgenealogy.com whose source was The Book of Clevelanders, A Biographical Dictionary of Living Men of the City of Cleveland, Burrows Book Company, 1914 (accessed 18 February 2011)
January 01, 1970
william, nicholas, hailmann, october, 1836, glarus, switzerland, 1920, pasadena, california, american, educator, progressive, educator, helped, introduce, kindergarten, into, united, states, born, 1836, october, 1836glarus, switzerlanddiedmay, 1920, 1920, aged. William Nicholas Hailmann 20 October 1836 Glarus Switzerland 13 May 1920 Pasadena California was an American educator He was a progressive educator and helped introduce the kindergarten into the United States William Nicholas HailmannBorn 1836 10 20 October 20 1836Glarus SwitzerlandDiedMay 13 1920 1920 05 13 aged 83 Pasadena California U S Resting placeRiverside Cemetery North Reading Massachusetts U S NationalityAmericanEducationOhio University PhD OccupationEducatorSpousesEudora Lucas m 1857 died 1904 wbr Helena Kuhn m 1907 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Family 4 Notes 5 ReferencesBiography editHe was educated in the gymnasium at Zurich studied in Medical College of Louisville Kentucky and received a Ph D from Ohio University in 1885 He taught natural science in the Louisville high schools from 1856 to 1865 and then directed the German and English Academy from 1865 to 1873 where he built the first kindergarten classroom in the United States He eventually became president of the Froebel Institute of North America From 1873 to 1878 he directed the German and English Academy in Milwaukee Wisconsin and then the German American Seminary of Detroit Michigan from 1878 to 1883 He was superintendent of public schools of Laporte Indiana from 1883 to 1894 From 1894 to 1898 he superintended the Indian School Service of the United States and worked to hire more Native American teachers for the Service He was superintendent of instruction in Dayton Ohio from 1898 to 1903 and head of the department of psychology of the Chicago Normal School 1904 to 1909 From 1909 to 1915 he was head of department of education at the Normal Training School Cleveland Ohio He retired to Pasadena California in 1915 He was buried in Riverside Cemetery North Reading Massachusetts upon his death Works edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about William Nicholas Hailmann Outlines of a System of Object teaching 1866 History of Pedagogy 1870 Kindergarten Culture 1872 The Law of Childhood 1878 Primary Methods 1887 Application of Psychology to Teaching 1887 The English Language 1902 He translated Froebel s Education of Man into English 1890 and edited Erziehungsblaetter 1870 83 and Kindergarten Messenger and New Education 1876 84 From 1883 to 1894 he was one of the chief contributors of the National Education Association in the interest of the kindergarten and other features of the new education Family editHe married Eudora Lucas of Louisville on 24 December 1857 She was an associate in his efforts to introduce the kindergarten system to the United States She died in 1904 and he married Helena Kuhn of Detroit on 25 December 1907 Notes editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message References editGilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Hailmann William Nicholas New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Rines George Edwin ed 1920 Hailmann William Nicholas Encyclopedia Americana Description at Froebel Foundation USA accessed 18 February 2011 Biography at accessgenealogy com whose source was The Book of Clevelanders A Biographical Dictionary of Living Men of the City of Cleveland Burrows Book Company 1914 accessed 18 February 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Nicholas Hailmann amp oldid 1194052860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
