Woodbridge, William C. (William Channing), 1794-1845

William Channing Woodbridge was born in Medford, Massachusetts on December 18, 1794. After graduating from Yale College in 1811, he began his teaching career as a principal in Burlington, New Jersey and then as a teacher in the asylum for the deaf and dumb in Hartford, Connecticut. He devised a system for teaching geography and published a textbook on the subject. In 1831, he purchased an education journal which he published as the American Annals of Education and Instruction . He helped make the public aware of the importance of normal schools and was an early American expounder of the Pestalozzian system. Ill health forced him to travel to Europe and the West Indies, and he died in Boston on November 9, 1845.

From the guide to the William Channing Woodbridge papers, 1783-1905, 1808-1815, (Manuscripts and Archives)

William Channing Woodbridge was born in Medford, Massachusetts on December 18, 1794. After graduating from Yale College in 1811, he began his teaching career as a principal in Burlington, New Jersey and then as a teacher in the asylum for the deaf and dumb in Hartford, Connecticut. He devised a system for teaching geography and published a textbook on the subject. In 1831, he purchased an education journal which he published as the American Annals of Education and Instruction. He helped make the public aware of the importance of normal schools and was an early American expounder of the Pestalozzian system. Ill health forced him to travel to Europe and the West Indies, and he died in Boston on November 9, 1845.

From the description of William Channing Woodbridge papers, 1783-1905 (inclusive), 1808-1815 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702170714