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| Born | William Harold Payne May 12, 1836 Farmington, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 1907 (aged 70–71) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan University of Nashville |
| Spouses | Eva S. Fort
(m. 1856; died 1899)Elizabeth Clark (m. 1901) |
| Children | 1 son, 4 daughters |
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William Harold Payne (1836–1907) was an American educator and translator. As professor of the Science and Art of Teaching at the University of Michigan in 1879, he was the first university professor of pedagogy in the United States. He served as the chancellor of the University of Nashville and the president of Peabody College (both of which later merged with Vanderbilt University) from 1887 to 1901.