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- NAME: John Dewey
- OCCUPATION: Educator, Philosopher, Academic Author
- BIRTH DATE: October 20, 1859
- DEATH DATE: June 01, 1952
- EDUCATION: University of Vermont, Johns Hopkins University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Burlington, Vermont
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
- AKA: Dr. John Dewey
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Educator John Dewey originated the experimentalism philosophy. A proponent of social change and education reform, he founded The New School for Social Research.
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Industrialization, he believed, had quickly created great wealth for only a few people, rather than benefiting society as a whole. Viewing the major political parties as servants of big business, Dewey became president of the People’s Lobby, an organization that often lobbied their own candidates—in lieu of affiliating themselves with big business—in accordance with everyday people’s social interests. In 1946, Dewey even attempted to help labor leaders establish a new political party, the People’s Party,
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Later Life and Death
In 1946, Dewey, then 87, remarried to a widow named Roberta Grant. Following their marriage, the Deweys lived off of Roberta’s inheritance and John’s book royalties. On June 1, 1952, John Dewey, a lifelong supporter of educational reform and defender of rights for everyman, died of pneumonia at the age of 92 in the couple’s New York City apartment.
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