John Henry Haaren (born August 13, 1855, New York, New York – d. September 23, 1916, Brooklyn, New York) was an American educator and historian.
Haaren's father was German and his mother Irish and English. He studied under Prof.
N. M. Butler at
Columbia University
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, 1889–91, before becoming a teacher in New York. In 1907 he became Associate Superintendent of Schools in New York, increasing the number and efficiency of
kindergarten
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s and starting classes to teach
English
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to foreigners.
He was president of the department of pedagogy in the
Brooklyn Institute.
Haaren High School
Haaren High School was an American high school located in Midtown Manhattan, New York. The school was noted for its vocational program including classes focusing on internal combustion engines. The facility was constructed in 1903 to house DeWitt ...
(which was located on 10th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets in Manhattan) was named in his honor. The
Charles B. J. Snyder-designed school which was initially
DeWitt Clinton High School
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is now Haaren Hall on the campus of the
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Historians from New York (state)
American educators
American Roman Catholics
Writers from New York City
1855 births
1916 deaths
Columbia University alumni
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