Eli Velder | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eli Yehill Velder November 9, 1925 |
| Died | April 6, 2020 (aged 94) |
| Children | 4 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (BA, PhD) Baltimore Hebrew University (DipEd) |
| Thesis | The teaching of the Bible in the Jewish schools of Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries (1952) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Education |
| Institutions | Goucher College |
Eli Yehill Velder (November 9, 1925 – April 6, 2020) was an American academic. He held the endowed Dean Van Meter Alumnae Professorship of history and philosophy of education at Goucher College. Velder founded the education program at Goucher, where he was associated for almost 62 years. He taught courses on history, the philosophy of education, and teaching disadvantaged youths.