Morris Meister | |
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Born | |
Died | August 10, 1975 | (aged 79)
Education | City College of New York Columbia University |
Notable work | Science for a Better World series of textbooks |
Spouse | Florence Suzi Glickstein Meister[1] |
Children | 2, Anna Meister Burton, a psychoanalyst, and Alton Meister, noted bio-chemist |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The Educational Value of Certain After-school Materials and Activities in Science (1921) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Bronx Community College, Bronx High School of Science, New York Hall of Science |
Notes | |
Morris Meister (1895 - 1975) was a science educator and administrator who was the founder and first principal of the Bronx High School of Science as well as the first president of Bronx Community College.[3][4] He is noteworthy for his support and application of laboratory-based methods in science education as well as interdisciplinary study.