Ellwood Patterson Cubberley
American educator
Ellwood Patterson Cubberley (June 6, 1868 – September 14, 1941) was an American educator, a eugenicist, and a pioneer in the field of education management. He spent most of his career as a professor and later served as the first dean of the Stanford University Graduate School of Education in California.
Biography
Cubberley, who was born in Andrews, Indiana, was the son of Edwin Blanchard Cubberley and Catherine C. Biles. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1891 after studying physics.
He began his career in education teaching in the one-room schoolhouse in Rock Hill, Indiana. He then took a position as a science professor at Ridgeville College (which closed in 1901) and Vincennes University.
He served as president of Vincennes University from 1893 until 1896.
On June 15, 1892, he married Helen Van Uxem, a fellow student he had met at Indiana University. He was superintendent of schools in San Diego, California from 1896 until 1898. He joined the faculty of Stanford, then went to Columbia University where he earned a Ph.D. in 1905.
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