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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).
29 de may. de 2018 · Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826) was a Congregational minister, a founder of Andover Theological Seminary and Park Street Church, and a pioneer of American geography. He wrote several influential books on geography, history, and theology, based on his own travels and research.
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.
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".
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.
Writings about Morse suggest that he had alienated himself from many of his contemporaries early in his career through his authoritarian brand of Calvinistic republicanism, a perceived contradiction of that style with his entrepreneurial ambitions, his role in the controversial Bavarian Illuminati, and a dispute with a noted New England historian.
