William Holmes McGuffey

William Holmes McGuffey
Born(1800-09-23)September 23, 1800
Claysville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 4, 1873(1873-05-04) (aged 72)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Educator, Academic Author
Known forMcGuffey Readers

William Holmes McGuffey (September 23, 1800 – May 4, 1873) was an American college professor and president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used series of elementary school-level textbooks. More than 120 million copies of McGuffey Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960,[1] placing its sales in a category with the Bible and Webster's Dictionary.[2]

  1. ^ Gensler, Harry J. (2013). Ethics and the Golden Rule. Routledge. p. 122. ISBN 9780415806862. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ Smith, Gary Scott (2020-12-07). American Religious History: Belief and Society through Time [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4408-6161-1.