noun
1. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
• Syn: ↑Horace Mann
2. German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955)
• Syn: ↑Thomas Mann
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/mahn, man/ for 1, 3; /man/ for 2, n.
1. Heinrich /huyn"rik/; Ger. /huyn"rddikh/, 1871-1950, German novelist and dramatist, in the U.S. after 1940 (brother of Thomas Mann).
2. Horace, 1796-1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.
3. Thomas /tom"euhs/; Ger. /toh"mahs/, 1875-1955, German novelist and critic, in the U.S. after 1937: Nobel prize 1929.
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I [man]Horace (1796 - 1859), U.S. editor and politician. Considered the father of public education, he helped to establish the first state board of education while he was a representative to the Massachusetts state legislature 1827 - 37. He served as the board's president 1837 - 48
II
Thomas (1875 - 1955), German novelist and essayist. The role and character of the artist in relation to society is a constant theme in his works. Notable works: Buddenbrooks (1901), Death in Venice (1912), The Magic Mountain (1924), and Dr. Faustus (1947). Nobel Prize for Literature (1929)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.