Educator Graves & Memorials

Prudence Crandall

1803–1890 (age 87)

Elk Falls Cemetery

Prudence Crandall was a Hopkinton resident (1803-1890) remembered as an early educator and abolitionist.

Eliphalet Nott Potter

1836–1901 (age 65)

Schenectady

American educator and religious leader who served as a prominent academic administrator in the 19th century.

Angelina Annetta Weaver

1833–1909 (age 76)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Angelina Annetta Weaver (1833-1909) was an American educator and women's rights advocate from Brooklyn.

Millicent Kittredge Blake

1822–1907 (age 85)

Mountain View Cemetery

Millicent Kittredge Blake (1822-1907) was an Essex native interred at Mountain View Cemetery.

Helen Pitts Douglass

1838–1903 (age 65)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Helen Pitts Douglass (1838-1903) was an educator and women's rights advocate from Honeoye.

Thomas J. Morgan

1839–1902 (age 63)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Thomas J. Morgan (1839-1902) was an educator and Native American policy advocate from Franklin.

Henry Barnard

1811–1900 (age 89)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Henry Barnard (1811-1900) was an American educator and reformer from Hartford buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Catharine Merrill

1824–1900 (age 76)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Catharine Merrill (1824-1900) was an Indiana educator and writer from Corydon.

Laura Matilda Towne

1825–1901 (age 76)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Laura Matilda Towne was an educator and humanitarian who lived from 1825 to 1901.

Rufus Columbus Burleson

1823–1901 (age 78)

Oakwood Cemetery

Rufus Columbus Burleson (1823-1901) was a Decatur resident and educator.

Edward Gayer Andrews

1825–1907 (age 82)

Oakwood Cemetery

Edward Gayer Andrews (1825–1907) was an American educator and college administrator.

Alexander Melville Bell

1819–1905 (age 86)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Alexander Melville Bell was a Scottish-born educator and inventor who lived from 1819 to 1905 and was buried at Rock Cre...

Jacob C. White Jr.

1837–1902 (age 65)

Merion Memorial Park

Jacob C. White Jr. (1837-1902) was a Philadelphia educator and civil rights advocate.

Daniel Coit Gilman

1831–1908 (age 77)

Yantic Cemetery

Daniel Coit Gilman was born in Norwich in 1831 and died in 1908.

Edmund Burke Fairfield

1821–1904 (age 83)

Westwood Cemetery

Edmund Burke Fairfield (1821-1904) was an American educator and college founder from Parkersburg.

Alice Freeman Palmer

1855–1902 (age 47)

Wellesley College Columbarium

Alice Freeman Palmer (1855-1902) was an educator and Wellesley College figure buried in the college columbarium.

Andrew S. Draper

1848–1913 (age 65)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Andrew S. Draper (1848-1913) was an educator and administrator from Westford.

Maria Kraus-Boelté

1836–1918 (age 82)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Maria Kraus-Boelté was a pioneering German-American educator and Froebel kindergarten advocate.

William Leslie Hooper

1855–1918 (age 63)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

William Leslie Hooper (1855-1918) was a Halifax-born educator and academic.

Archibald M. Howe

1848–1916 (age 68)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Archibald M. Howe (1848-1916) was a Northampton educator and academic administrator.

John Howard Van Amringe

1835–1915 (age 80)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Howard Van Amringe (1835-1915) was a Philadelphia-born academic and educator.

John Swett

1830–1913 (age 83)

Mountain View Cemetery

John Swett (1830-1913) was a Pittsfield native and educator known for his contributions to American education.

Edward Miner Gallaudet

1837–1917 (age 80)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Edward Miner Gallaudet (1837-1917) was a Hartford-based educator and founder of Gallaudet University.

Kemp P. Battle

1831–1919 (age 88)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Kemp P. Battle was a Louisburg, North Carolina resident and educator who lived from 1831 to 1919.

Annie L. Y. Orff

1861–1914 (age 53)

Missouri Crematory

Annie L. Y. Orff was an American educator and cultural figure active in Albany during the late 19th and early 20th centu...

David Lipscomb

1831–1917 (age 86)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

David Lipscomb (1831-1917) was a Tennessee resident and educator buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Booker T. Washington

1856–1915 (age 59)

Tuskegee University Campus Cemetery

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was a prominent African American educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute.

Adella Hunt Logan

1863–1915 (age 52)

Tuskegee University Campus Cemetery

Adella Hunt Logan (1863-1915) was an African American educator and women's rights advocate associated with Tuskegee Univ...

Julia Richman

1855–1912 (age 57)

Linden Hill Jewish Cemetery

Julia Richman (1855-1912) was a Jewish educator and social reformer from Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Martha Schofield

1839–1916 (age 77)

Darby Friends Burial Ground

Martha Schofield (1839-1916) was a Newtown Township resident buried at Darby Friends Burial Ground.

Elizabeth Storrs Mead

1832–1917 (age 85)

Phillips Academy Cemetery

Elizabeth Storrs Mead (1832-1917) was a resident of Conway, Massachusetts.

Luther Gulick

1865–1918 (age 53)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Luther Gulick (1865-1918) was a Honolulu-based educator and physical culture pioneer.

William DeWitt Hyde

1858–1917 (age 59)

Pine Grove Cemetery

William DeWitt Hyde (1858-1917) was an educator and religious leader from Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Seaman Asahel Knapp

1833–1911 (age 78)

Iowa State University Cemetery

Seaman Asahel Knapp was a Schroon resident and agricultural educator who lived from 1833 to 1911.

Hollis B. Frissell

1852–1917 (age 65)

Hampton University Cemetery

Hollis B. Frissell was an Amenia resident who lived from 1852 to 1917.

Augusta Larned

1835–1924 (age 89)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Augusta Larned (1835-1924) was an American educator and women's advocate from Vermont.

Homer Lee

1851–1923 (age 72)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Homer Lee (1851-1923) was a Mansfield-based educator and intellectual.

William Storrs Wells

1849–1926 (age 77)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

William Storrs Wells (1849-1926) was an Albany educator and academic administrator.

John Duncan Quackenbos

1848–1926 (age 78)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John Duncan Quackenbos was a New York City educator and author known for his work in pedagogy and literature.

Samuel Silas Curry

1847–1921 (age 74)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Samuel Silas Curry (1847-1921) was an American educator and founder of the School of Expression.

Frank Foxcroft

1850–1921 (age 71)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Frank Foxcroft (1850-1921) was an American educator and founder of Foxcroft School.

Richard Theodore Greener

1844–1922 (age 78)

Graceland Cemetery

Richard Theodore Greener (1844-1922) was a Philadelphia-born individual buried at Graceland Cemetery.

Andrew F. Hilyer

1858–1925 (age 67)

Columbian Harmony Cemetery

Andrew F. Hilyer (1858-1925) was a Georgia-born African American educator and civic leader.

John C. Dancy

1857–1920 (age 63)

Columbian Harmony Cemetery

John C. Dancy (1857-1920) was a Tarboro-born African American educator and administrator.

Marion LeRoy Burton

1874–1925 (age 51)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Marion LeRoy Burton was a Brooklyn-born American educator and university president who lived from 1874 to 1925.

Lucy Rider Meyer

1849–1922 (age 73)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Lucy Rider Meyer was a New Haven resident and notable figure who lived from 1849 to 1922.

George Walton Williams

1860–1923 (age 63)

Magnolia Cemetery

George Walton Williams was an American educator and academic administrator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

William Van Duzer Lawrence

1842–1927 (age 85)

Kensico Cemetery

William Van Duzer Lawrence was an Elmira-based educator and founder of Elmira College's preparatory programs.

Frederick Stanley Hall

1861–1927 (age 66)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Frederick Stanley Hall was an American educator and academic administrator.

Garrett Droppers

1860–1927 (age 67)

Williams College Cemetery

Garrett Droppers (1860-1927) was a Milwaukee-based academic and educator.