Name John Griscom | ||
Died 1852, Burlington, New Jersey, United States Books Letters of Euler on Different Subjects in Natural Philosophy: Addressed to a German Princess | ||
John Griscom (September 27, 1774 – February 26, 1852) was an early American lecturer and educator, and one of the first American educators to teach chemistry. He taught at Queens College (now Rutgers University) from 1812–28, and at Columbia College. He founded New York's first anti-poverty organization, the New York Society for the Prevention of Pauperism. He also opened the New York High School in 1825, the first monitorial system school in New York.
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