Samuel G. Love, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Samuel G. Love

American educator

Date of Birth: 30-May-1821

Place of Birth: Orleans County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1893

Profession: teacher

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Samuel G. Love

  • Samuel Gurley Love (30 May 1821-12 November 1893) was an American teacher and educationist.
  • He taught at public schools in Buffalo, Randolph and Jamestown where he was the first principal and superintendent.
  • He was an advocate of all round education.
  • An elementary school is now named after him. Love was born in Orleans County, New York where he studied before training in education at Hamilton College.
  • He taught at Buffalo, Randolph and from 1865 at Jamestown.
  • Here he became the first principal of the Jamestown Public Schools.
  • Apart from all round education, he also took an interest in local history, becoming a founder and president of the Chautauqua County Historical Society.After retiring from the position of principal in 1891, he became a librarian at the James Prendergast Free Library.
  • He was married to Mary Fenn Robinson from 1846 until divorce in 1854.
  • They had two children.

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