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  1. Amos Bronson Alcott ( / ˈɔːlkət /; November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888) was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and avoided traditional punishment.

  2. Amos Bronson Alcott was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. Alcott founded Fruitlands, a transcendental experiment in communal living. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style and avoiding traditional punishment.

  3. Jan 2, 2005 · He was born Amos Bronson Alcox on November 29, 1799, on a small farm in Spindle Hill, Connecticut.

  4. A. Bronson Alcott was a teacher, social reformer a mentor to Transcendentalism’s movement’s leading figures: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Jane Addams. He was also the father of Louisa May Alcott, whose novel Little Women was based on her upbringing in his house.

  5. Amos Bronson Alcott was born on November 29, 1799, in Wolcott, Connecticut, and died on March 4, 1888. He was an author, teacher, conversationalist, philosopher, and outspoken advocate of educational and social reform.

  6. From his first hearing of Channing in April 1828, Alcott perceived what he called the “features of greatness” in Channing and began to admire Channing’s ability to fill his listeners with “energy and purpose” based on a positive spirituality.

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  8. Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Death: March 4, 1888. Place of Burial: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Cemetery Name: Concord, Massachusetts. Amos Bronson Alcott dedicated his life to various intellectual and social movements, including Transcendentalism, abolitionism, and education reform.

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