Cyrus Peirce

Cyrus Peirce
Cyrus Peirce 1790-1860
Born(1790-08-15)August 15, 1790
Waltham, Massachusetts
DiedApril 5, 1860(1860-04-05) (aged 69)
West Newton, Massachusetts
Resting placeNantucket, Massachusetts (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
EducationHarvard University
OccupationsEducator and Unitarian minister
Known forFounding president of first state normal school, now Framingham State University
SpouseHarriet Coffin

Cyrus Peirce (1790–1860), American educator and Unitarian minister, was the founding president of the first American public normal school, which evolved into Framingham State University.

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