William H. Payne
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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 |
| Spouse(s) |
Eva S. Fort (m. 1856; d. 1899) Elizabeth Clark (m. 1901) |
| Children | 1 son, 4 daughters |
William H. 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 the Peabody College (both of which later merged with Vanderbilt University) from 1887 to 1901.
William H. Payne was born on May 12, 1836 in Farmington, New York. He was educated in state schools in New York, which offered classes in the winter months, until he attended an academy for three years and a seminary for a couple of months. Much of his education was self-taught.
Payne received a master of arts and a legum doctor from the University of Michigan. He received a doctorate from the University of Nashville.
Payne taught schoolchildren in Victor, New York in 1856-1857. He served as the principal of the Union School in Three Rivers, Michigan from 1858 to 1864. He was the superintendent of schools in Niles, Michigan from 1864 to 1866. He served as the principal of the Holy Ghost Seminary in Ypsilanti, Michigan from 1866 to 1869. Meanwhile, from 1864 to 1869, he was the editor and publisher of The Michigan Teacher, a review of pedagogy. He served as superintendent of schools in Adrian, Michigan from 1869 to 1879.
Payne was appointed as the first Professor of the Science and Art of Teaching at the University of Michigan by the Board of Regents in 1879. He was the first holder of a Chair in Pedagogy in any university in the United States. He established the Department of Education.
Replacing the late Eben S. Stearns, Payne served as the second Chancellor of the University of Nashville and the President of the Peabody College from 1887 to 1901. He was critical in working with the Peabody Education Fund to shape the future of the college. Under his leadership, the faculty went from 12 to 38. When he stepped down, he was succeeded by former Governor James D. Porter, who moved the Peabody College campus across the street from Vanderbilt University. Meanwhile, Payne returned to the University of Michigan in 1901.
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