William Holmes McGuffey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Early influential American educator
Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1800
Place of Birth: Claysville, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 04-May-1873
Profession: teacher
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About William Holmes McGuffey
- William Holmes McGuffey (September 23, 1800 – May 4, 1873) was a college professor and president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used series of elementary school-level textbooks.
- More than 120 million copies of McGuffey Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960, placing its sales in a category with the Bible and Webster's Dictionary.
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