George Washington Minns (October 6, 1813 in Boston, Massachusetts - January 14, 1895 in
Brookline, MassachusettsBrookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town was 57,107.-Etymology:...
) was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
teacher, notable running the Minns Evening Normal School, which was established in
San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
, in 1857 in order to train teachers for the
city's public school systemThe San Francisco Unified School District is the only public school district in San Francisco, California. It is managed by the San Francisco Board of Education....
. His
normal schoolA normal school was a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose was to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
, named the
California State Normal SchoolThe California State Normal School was a teaching college founded on May 2, 1862, whose original campus later became both the California State University and its San José State University campus....
, was the first publicly funded institution of higher learning in the state. The California State Normal School was transferred to the State of California in 1862, and is now known as
San José State UniversitySan José State University is a public university located in San José, California, United States. It is the founding campus of the California State University system...
.
- 1841 - Admitted to the Suffolk County
Suffolk County is a county of Massachusetts. As of 2007, the population was 723,684; an increase from its population in 2000 of 689,000. The county seat is Boston, the state capital and largest city.-History:...
bar.
- 1854 - Arrived in California after sailing around Cape Horn
Cape Horn island is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile....
aboard the clipper ship Winged Arrow.
- 1855 - Practiced law in San Francisco, California
San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
.
- 1857-1862 - Principal of Minns Evening Normal School, the predecessor of the California State Normal School
The California State Normal School was a teaching college founded on May 2, 1862, whose original campus later became both the California State University and its San José State University campus....
, which, in turn, became San José State UniversitySan José State University is a public university located in San José, California, United States. It is the founding campus of the California State University system...
, a campus of the California State UniversityThe California State University is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University...
system.
- June, 1865-June, 1866 - Second principal of the California State Normal School.
- 1836 - Harvard University
Harvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and currently comprises ten separate academic units...
- 1838(?) - Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and which originated in England. It was established as a liberal arts degree, which requires that the student undertake a certain amount of study of the classics...
, Howard Dane Law School
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George Washington Minns (October 6, 1813 in Boston, Massachusetts - January 14, 1895 in
Brookline, MassachusettsBrookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town was 57,107.-Etymology:...
) was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
teacher, notable running the Minns Evening Normal School, which was established in
San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
, in 1857 in order to train teachers for the
city's public school systemThe San Francisco Unified School District is the only public school district in San Francisco, California. It is managed by the San Francisco Board of Education....
. His
normal schoolA normal school was a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose was to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
, named the
California State Normal SchoolThe California State Normal School was a teaching college founded on May 2, 1862, whose original campus later became both the California State University and its San José State University campus....
, was the first publicly funded institution of higher learning in the state. The California State Normal School was transferred to the State of California in 1862, and is now known as
San José State UniversitySan José State University is a public university located in San José, California, United States. It is the founding campus of the California State University system...
.
Business
- 1841 - Admitted to the Suffolk County
Suffolk County is a county of Massachusetts. As of 2007, the population was 723,684; an increase from its population in 2000 of 689,000. The county seat is Boston, the state capital and largest city.-History:...
bar.
- 1854 - Arrived in California after sailing around Cape Horn
Cape Horn island is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile....
aboard the clipper ship Winged Arrow.
- 1855 - Practiced law in San Francisco, California
San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
.
- 1857-1862 - Principal of Minns Evening Normal School, the predecessor of the California State Normal School
The California State Normal School was a teaching college founded on May 2, 1862, whose original campus later became both the California State University and its San José State University campus....
, which, in turn, became San José State UniversitySan José State University is a public university located in San José, California, United States. It is the founding campus of the California State University system...
, a campus of the California State UniversityThe California State University is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University...
system.
- June, 1865-June, 1866 - Second principal of the California State Normal School.
Education
- 1836 - Harvard University
Harvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and currently comprises ten separate academic units...
- 1838(?) - Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and which originated in England. It was established as a liberal arts degree, which requires that the student undertake a certain amount of study of the classics...
, Howard Dane Law School
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