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Frank Pierrepont Graves
1869–1956
A leading American educator of the early 20th century, he wrote widely on the history and philosophy of education while also shaping major public institutions. His career joined scholarship, university leadership, and long public service in New York State.
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The Burial Customs of the Ancient Greeks
by Frank Pierrepont Graves
A student's history of education
by Frank Pierrepont Graves
About the author
Born in Brooklyn in 1869, Frank Pierrepont Graves became known as both a scholar of education and a senior academic administrator. He studied at Columbia, taught Greek and classical philology at Tufts, and went on to serve as president of the University of Wyoming and then the University of Washington.
Later, he held education posts at several universities, including Missouri, Ohio State, and Pennsylvania, building a reputation as a historian of education and a prolific author. His books helped introduce broad surveys of educational history and ideas to generations of students and teachers.
From 1921 to 1940, he served as Commissioner of Education for New York State, giving him an unusually wide influence over public education as well as educational thought. He died in 1956, remembered for a career that moved easily between the classroom, the university presidency, and public service.