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Amos Bronson Alcott (/ ˈ ɔː l k ə t /; November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888) was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and avoided traditional punishment.
Amos Bronson Alcott was born on November 29, 1799, in Wolcott, Connecticut, and died on March 4, 1888. He was an author, teacher, conversationalist, philosopher, and outspoken advocate of educational and social reform. The son of a flax farmer, Alcott taught himself to read by forming letters in charcoal on a wooden floor.
Article History. Bronson Alcott. In full: Amos Bronson Alcott. Born: Nov. 29, 1799, Wolcott, Conn., U.S. Died: March 4, 1888, Concord, Mass. (aged 88) Founder: Massachusetts. Movement / Style: American Renaissance. Transcendentalism. Notable Family Members: daughter Louisa May Alcott.
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Quick Facts. Significance: Educator, Abolitionist, Transcendentalist, Father of author Louisa May Alcott. Place of Birth: Spindle Hill, Connecticut. Date of Birth: November 19, 1799. Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Death: March 4, 1888. Place of Burial: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Cemetery Name: Concord, Massachusetts.
May 23, 2018 · Born November 29, 1799, in Wolcott, Connecticut, Amos Bronson Alcott (known as Bronson) was an educator, author, child psychologist, reformer, self-styled conversationalist, lecturer, and transcendental philosopher. He formulated an innovative approach to education and revised traditional assumptions about childhood.
November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888. Amos Bronson Alcott was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. Alcott founded Fruitlands, a transcendental experiment in communal living. Amos Bronson Alcott was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer.
Amos Bronson Alcott: The Life of an Educator. A. Bronson Alcott. Courtesy of the Concord Free Public Library. A brilliant and progressive but misunderstood educator whose Temple School in Boston was among the most innovative education institutions of its times, Alcott was born in poverty near Wolcott, Connecticut, and had little formal schooling.
