Elmer Ellsworth Brown

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Elmer Brown
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United States Commissioner of Education
In office
July 1, 1906 – June 30, 1911
President Theodore Roosevelt
William Taft
Preceded by William Harris
Succeeded by Philander Claxton
Personal details
Born (1861-08-28)August 28, 1861
Kiantone, New York, U.S.
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New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater New York University
Illinois State University
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Halle-Wittenberg

Elmer Ellsworth Brown (1861–1934) was an American educator. Born at Kiantone in Chautauqua County, New York, he studied at New York University (NYU), graduated from Illinois State Normal University in 1881 and at the University of Michigan (A.B., 1889); then he studied in Germany and received a Ph.D. from the University of Halle in 1890.

He was principal of public schools in Belvidere, Illinois, in 1881-84, assistant state secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of Illinois (1884–87), and principal of the high school at Jackson, Michigan, in 1890–91. He taught education at the University of Michigan (1891–93) and at the University of California, Berkeley (1893–1906). After directing the reorganization of the Bureau of Education as U.S. Commissioner of Education (1906–11), he became chancellor of New York University, where he founded NYU Press in 1916 "to publish contributions to higher learning by eminent scholars."

He was made fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and vice president of the education section in 1907. He led the Andiron Club from 1916 to 1922 and was associated with the Eucleian Society. Brown retired from NYU in 1933 and died in 1934 in New York.

Works

His works include:

  • The Making of Our Middle Schools (1903).
  • The Origin of American State Universities (1905).
  • Government by Influences, and Other Addresses (1909).
  • An Efficient Organization and Enlarged Scope for the Bureau of Education (1910).
  • A Few Remarks (1933).

Notes

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External links

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  • NYU University Archives
Political offices
Preceded by United States Commissioner of Education
1906–1911
Succeeded by
Philander Claxton
Academic offices
Preceded by President of New York University
1911–1933
Succeeded by
Harry Chase