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[[Image:JohnDewey.gif|thumb|200px|John Dewey]] | [[Image:JohnDewey.gif|thumb|200px|John Dewey]] | ||
| − | '''John Dewey''' was an influential philosopher and educator. He taught and researched in several branches of the University, but is most well known for his work at [[Teachers College]]. | + | '''John Dewey''' was an influential philosopher and educator. He taught and researched in several branches of the University from [[1904]] to [[1930]], but is perhaps most well known for his work at [[Teachers College]]. |
| − | Among his notable students were [[Mortimer Adler]] and [[B.R. Ambedkar]]. | + | Among his notable students were [[Mortimer Adler]] and [[B.R. Ambedkar]]. One of Dewey's most notable later detractors, [[Randolph Bourne]], was also among his students when he was at Columbia. |
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| + | In [[1935]], he was awarded the [[Butler Medal]] at [[Commencement]]. | ||
A plaque on the building that is home to [[Tom's Restaurant]] commemorates the period when Dewey lived there. | A plaque on the building that is home to [[Tom's Restaurant]] commemorates the period when Dewey lived there. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/john_dewey.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: John Dewey] | ||
[[Category:Former professors]] | [[Category:Former professors]] | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 15 July 2007
- See also Wikipedia's article about "John Dewey".
John Dewey was an influential philosopher and educator. He taught and researched in several branches of the University from 1904 to 1930, but is perhaps most well known for his work at Teachers College.
Among his notable students were Mortimer Adler and B.R. Ambedkar. One of Dewey's most notable later detractors, Randolph Bourne, was also among his students when he was at Columbia.
In 1935, he was awarded the Butler Medal at Commencement.
A plaque on the building that is home to Tom's Restaurant commemorates the period when Dewey lived there.
