Ezekiel Cheever
Ezekiel Cheever (1614–1708) was a schoolmaster, and the author of "probably the earliest American school book", Accidence, A Short Introduction to the Latin Tongue. Upon his death, it was said that "New England [had] never known a better teacher." He has been called "the chief representative of the colonial schoolmaster".
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 25, 1614 |
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| Date of death | August 21, 1708 |
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