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John Harrison Minnick
John Harrison Minnick (1877 – 1966) was an American • This article incorporates text from an edition of the New
educator, born at Somerset, Ind., and educated at Indi- International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
ana, Illinois, Chicago, and other universities. For several Persondata
years he taught in high schools in Indiana and Illinois,
Name Minnick, John Harrison
and from 1911 to 1913 he was critic teacher of mathemat-
ics at Indiana University. For two years following he was Alternative names
instructor in mathematics at the Horace Mann School at Short description
New York City. In 1916 he became instructor of math- Date of birth 1877
ematics in the University of Pennsylvania and was suc-
Place of birth
cessively assistant professor of education, professor of
education, and dean of the school of education at that Date of death 1966
university. He was a member of many learned societies, Place of death
wrote An Investigation of Abilities Fundamental to Geometry
(1918), and developed standardized tests in geometry.
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