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John Dewey

When and where was John Dewey born?

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John Dewey, an older man with glasses and a mustache, sits and reads a document, wearing a suit and tie. — John Dewey John Dewey.

John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859, in Burlington, Vermont, U.S.1