Elmer Ellsworth Brown

Elmer Ellsworth Brown (1861–1934) was an American educator. Born at Kiantone in Chautauqua County, New York, he studied at New York University (NYU), graduated from Illinois State Normal University in 1881 and at the University of Michigan (A.B., 1889); then he studied in Germany and received a Ph.D. from the University of Halle in 1890.

For the 1911–1915 Major League Baseball player, see Elmer Brown (baseball).
Elmer Brown
United States Commissioner of Education
In office
July 1, 1906 – June 30, 1911
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
William Taft
Preceded byWilliam Harris
Succeeded byPhilander Claxton
Personal details
Born(1861-08-28)August 28, 1861
Kiantone, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 1934(1934-11-03) (aged 73)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
Illinois State University
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Halle-Wittenberg

He was principal of public schools in Belvidere, Illinois, in 1881-84, assistant state secretary of the YMCA of Illinois (1884–87), and principal of the high school at Jackson, Michigan, in 1890–91. He taught education at the University of Michigan (1891–93) and at the University of California, Berkeley (1893–1906). After directing the reorganization of the Bureau of Education as U.S. Commissioner of Education (1906–11), he became chancellor of New York University, where he founded NYU Press in 1916 "to publish contributions to higher learning by eminent scholars."

He was made fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and vice president of the education section in 1907. He led the Andiron Club from 1916 to 1922 and was associated with the Eucleian Society. Brown retired from NYU in 1933 and died in 1934 in New York.

Works

His works include:

  • The Making of Our Middle Schools (1903).
  • The Origin of American State Universities (1905).
  • Government by Influences, and Other Addresses (1909).
  • An Efficient Organization and Enlarged Scope for the Bureau of Education (1910).
  • A Few Remarks (1933).

Notes

    Sources
    • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Colby, F.; Williams, T., eds. (1928). New International Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    •  Beach, Chandler B., ed. (1914). "Brown, Elmer Ellsworth" . The New Students Reference Work . Chicago: F. E. Compton and Co.
    •  Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Brown, Elmer Ellsworth" . Encyclopedia Americana.
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    William Harris    		 United States Commissioner of Education
    1906–1911    		 Succeeded by
    Philander Claxton
    Academic offices
    Preceded by
    Henry MacCracken    		 Chancellor of New York University
    1911–1933    		 Succeeded by
    Harry Chase
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