Ezekiel Cheever

This article is about the Latin school teacher of New England. For the minor character based on his son in the Arthur Miller play about witchcraft hysteria in Salem, see The Crucible.
Ezekiel Cheever
BornJanuary 24, 1614
London, England
DiedAugust 21, 1708(1708-08-21) (aged 94)
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Schoolmaster, author
Known forEducation
Children11

Ezekiel Cheever (1614–1708) was a schoolmaster, and the author of "probably the earliest American school book", Accidence, A Short Introduction to the Latin Tongue.[1] Upon his death, it was said that "New England [had] never known a better teacher."[2] He has been called "the chief representative of the colonial schoolmaster".[3]

  1. ^ "§10. Ezekiel Cheever. XXIII. Education. Vol. 17. Later National Literature, Part II. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. 1907–21". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  2. ^ ABOUT BLS – History (375 Years) – Reflections on Alma Mater Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 15, 2011
  3. ^ "§10. Ezekiel Cheever. XXIII. Education. Vol. 17. Later National Literature, Part II. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. 1907–21". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 2022-06-12.