Nationality American Died August 26, 1888 Name Freeman Cary | Occupation Educator Alma mater Miami University Education Miami University | |
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Full Name Freeman Grant Cary Born 7 April 1810 ( 1810-04-07 ) Residence College Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | ||
Freeman Grant Cary (7 April 1810 – 26 August 1888), was an educator in Pleasant Hill, Ohio. Cary attended Miami University and graduated with honors in the class of 1831. His brothers were William Woodward Cary, Samuel Fenton Cary. He started Cary Academy and was involved in the founding of Farmers' College. He was also involved in the founding of the Ohio Female College (College Hill, Ohio).
Cary established and edited an agricultural periodical, The Cincinnatus, which had wide circulation. He was a member of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society, and became president several times.
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