Morris Meister
Morris Meister | |
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| Born | October 20, 1895 |
| Died | August 10, 1975 (aged 79) |
| Education | City College of New York Columbia University |
| Notable work | Science for a Better World series of textbooks |
| Spouse | Florence Suzi Glickstein Meister |
| Children | 2, Anna Meister Burton, a psychoanalyst, and Alton Meister, noted bio-chemist |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The Educational Value of Certain After-school Materials and Activities in Science (1921) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Bronx Community College, Bronx High School of Science, New York Hall of Science |
| Notes | |
Morris Meister (1895 - 1975) was a science educator and administrator who was the founder and first principal of the Bronx High School of Science as well as the first president of Bronx Community College. He is noteworthy for his support and application of laboratory-based methods in science education as well as interdisciplinary study.