From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Waters
Robert Waters
Robert Waters (1835–1910) was an American educator
and author born in Scotland.[1] In 1842, he moved to
Books
Canada where his mother taught him to read and write. • Cobbett’s English Grammar (1883) -- edited and
He worked as a type setter, and moved to the United annotated
States in 1851.[2] • How to Get on in the World; As Displayed in the Life and
In 1862 he traveled to France where he worked in a Writings of William Cobbett (1883) Open Library
printing office for a short period before beginning his ca- • William Shakespeare portrayed by himself: a revelation of
reer in education. He then moved to Germany to further the poet in the career and character of one of his own
his education, teaching English and French for four years dramatic heroes (1888) Open Library
there.[3] • How Genius works its Wonders (1889)
In 1868 he accepted an appointment back in the Unit-
ed States at Hoboken Catholic Academy in Hoboken, New
Jersey. In 1883, he became principal of the West Hoboken
References
public school. [1] Who’s who in America, Volume 1, page 770
There is a elementary school in Union City, New [2] Appleton’s cyclopædia of American biography
Jersey, that bears his name.[4] [3] Appleton’s cyclopædia of American biography
[4] http://rwatersunioncity.sharpschool.com/
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