POLITICIAN

Horace Mann

1796 - 1859

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Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education, he is thus also known as The Father of American Education. In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, Mann was elected to the United States House of Representatives (1848–1853). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Horace Mann has received more than 2,032,554 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Horace Mann is the 10,893rd most popular politician (up from 12,078th in 2019), the 3,933rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,096th in 2019) and the 260th most popular American Politician.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Horace Mann ranks 10,893 out of 19,576. Before him are Carl Johan Thyselius, Mardavij, Ignacio Comonfort, Wan Waithayakon, Sydir Kovpak, and Roque Sáenz Peña. After him are George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Sindae of Goguryeo, Micheon of Goguryeo, Santiago Casares Quiroga, Mehdi Karroubi, and Ariarathes V of Cappadocia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Horace Mann ranks 36. Before him are John Stevens Henslow, Johann Christian Poggendorff, Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky, Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Abdullah Abdul Kadir, and Manto Mavrogenous. After him are Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Andreas von Ettingshausen, Antonios Kriezis, George Catlin, Anton Pann, and Juan Esteban Pedernera. Among people deceased in 1859, Horace Mann ranks 38. Before him are Nana Sahib, Sergey Aksakov, Tatya Tope, Walter Hunt, Princess Anna of Saxony, and William Cranch Bond. After him are F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, John Walker, Stefan Bogoridi, Joseph Ludwig Raabe, José de Madrazo y Agudo, and Ye Mingchen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Horace Mann ranks 3,933 out of 20,380. Before him are Georgia Hale (1900), Blake Clark (1946), Milton George Henschel (1920), Tommy Morrison (1969), Billy Vaughn (1919), and Chris Gardner (1954). After him are Lauren Holly (1963), Mike Love (1941), Sable (1967), Dabney Coleman (1932), Deke Slayton (1924), and Steve Berry (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Horace Mann ranks 260. Before him are Jim Gray (1944), Winnaretta Singer (1865), Jack Sharkey (1902), Elizabeth Monroe (1768), Nick Bollettieri (1931), and Milton George Henschel (1920). After him are John W. McCormack (1891), Robert Mueller (1944), Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968), Elihu Yale (1649), Judith Reisman (1935), and Ambrose Burnside (1824).

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