Jerome Allen (1830–1894) was an American educator and author, born in

Westminster, Vermont Westminster is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,016 at the 2020 census. It is also the first capital of the Republic of Vermont. It borders the state of New Hampshire. History Westminster is Vermont's olde ...

. He graduated from

Amherst College Amherst College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher educatio ...

in 1851, then presided over several institutions in the

Western United States The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the Wes ...

from 1851 to 1885.

Books

* ''Handbook of Experimental Chemistry'' (1876) * ''Short Studies in English'' (1886–7) * ''Mind Studies for Young Teachers'' (seventh edition, 1887) * ''Temperament of Education'' (1890)

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* 1830 births 1894 deaths People from Westminster (town), Vermont Educators from Vermont American education writers Education school deans Amherst College alumni {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub