Henry B. Tappan

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Henry B. Tappan

American educator

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University of Michigan
Tappan (1852–63), who adopted European (especially German) academic models and fostered teaching education, and James Burrill Angell (1871–1909), Michigan became a leader in broadening higher education. It was the first American medical school to establish its own hospital and offered the first course in American…
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Tappan (1852–63), who adopted European (especially German) academic models and fostered teaching education, and James Burrill Angell (1871–1909), Michigan became a leader in broadening higher education. It was the first American medical school to establish its own hospital and offered the first course in American…
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