Everett Dean Martin
Everett Dean Martin (July 5, 1880 – May 10, 1941) was an American minister, writer, journalist, instructor, lecturer,
social psychologist,
social philosopher, and an advocate of
adult education. He was an instructor and lecturer at
The New School for Social Research in
New York City from 1921 to 1929, and served on the board of directors of
The New School from 1925 to 1932. He was the final director of the
People's Institute of
Cooper Union in
New York City from 1922 to 1934. Martin was born in
Jacksonville, Illinois, on July 5, 1880. Graduating with honors at the age of 24 from
Illinois College in Jacksonville, he moved on to Chicago, attending
McCormick Theological Seminary from 1904 until his ordination as a Congregational Minister in 1907. Martin received a Litt.D. (Doctor of Letters) degree from
Illinois College in 1907. He was best known for his advocacy of the liberal education of adults, which he saw as "an antidote to both the
irrationality of the
crowd and the power of
propaganda."
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