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Jedidiah Morse (August 23, 1761 – June 9, 1826) was a geographer whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States.
5 de jun. de 2024 · Jedidiah Morse (born Aug. 23, 1761, Woodstock, Conn., U.S.—died June 9, 1826, New Haven, Conn.) was an American Congregational minister and geographer, who was the author of the first textbook on American geography published in the United States, Geography Made Easy (1784).
Jedidiah Morse (23 de agosto de 1761 – 9 de junio de 1826) fue un geógrafo cuyos libros de texto se convirtieron en un elemento básico para los estudiantes de los Estados Unidos. Fue el padre del pintor y pionero de la telegrafía Samuel Morse, y sus libros de texto le valieron el sobrenombre de "padre de la geografía estadounidense".
29 de may. de 2018 · Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), American geographer and clergyman, was most influential for his dissemination of geographical knowledge about the American continent. Jedidiah Morse was born in Woodstock, Conn., on Aug. 23, 1761, the son of a Congregationalist minister.
Despite numerous and significant writings by historians of geography and biographers from other disciplines, and his authorship of the first geography textbooks written in and for the new American re...
Learn about Jedidiah Morse (1761–1826), a minister, missionary, and author of geography books for children. Find out his role in American history and culture, and his influence on later writers.
A collection of letters, sermons and journals of Jedidiah Morse, a Congregational clergyman and the "father of geography" in the U.S. The papers cover his religious, geographical and social activities from 1779 to 1850.
