The teacher Henry Philip died at the age of 76. Here is all you want to know, and more!
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Known for his writings on educational philosophy — specifically, on a German public educational model that he particularly admired — this educational reformer served as first President of the University of Michigan from 1852 to 1863.
He grew up in a small village in New York in a family of Dutch and German descent. His marriage to Julia Livingston resulted in a son named John.