July 5, 1880 - May 10, 1941
Personal Data
Born: July 5, 1880, Jacksonville, IL, oldest of six children.
Died: May 10, 1941. Claremont, CA of a heart attack
Married: Esther Ward Kirk, April 30, 1907, Cook Co., IL
Children: three daughters: Mary, Margaret, and Elizabeth.
Married: Persis Eastman Rowell in New York in 1915. Divorced.
Children: son named Everett Burnside Eastman, born about 1925
Married: Daphne Crane Drake in 1931
Education
B.S. Illinois College (graduated Cum Laude and delivered the Salutatory speech)
McCormick Theological Seminary (Chicago)
Employment
1906 - 1908 – Pastor, First Congregational Church, Lombard, IL.
1908 - 1911 – Pastor, People’s Church, Dixon, IL.
1911 - 1915 – Pastor, First Unitarian Church, Des Moines, IA.
1914 - 1915- Columnist for Des Moines' Register and Leader
1915 - 1917 – Editorial Writer, New York Globe.
1917 - 1922 – Assistant to the Acting Director and Secretary, People’s Institute of Cooper Union, New York.
1922 - 1934- Director of the People's Institute of Cooper Union, New York
1936 - N/A- Job Title NA, Clarement Colleges, Southern California
Awards and Honors
Membership-Professional Organizations
American Association for Adult Education
Publications
Martin, E. D. (1920). The behavior of crowds: a psychological study. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers.
Martin, E. D. (1925, January). The Mystery of Religion: A Study in Social Psychology. American Journal of Sociology, 30(4), 479 - 481.
Martin, E. D. (1926). The Meaning of a Liberal Education. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Martin, E. D., & Hall, E. W. (1931, April). Liberty, 41(3), 381 - 386.
Martin, E. D. (1931, October 21). What I Believe. The Nation, 426 - 428.
Martin, E. D. (1932). The Conflict of the individual and the mass in the modern world. New York: H. Holt and Co.
Martin, E. D. (1935). Farewell to Revolution. New York: Norton.
Martin, E. D. (1937). Politeia and Daimon. Journal of Adult Education. 233-240.
Professional Interest Areas
Socialism, Religion, Adult Education, Journalism
Major Contributions to Adult Education
Architect of American Association for Adult Education
Lectures on Adult Education revolutionized the field
Additional Resources
Articles
Photo Gallery
Video/Audio
Presentations/Lectures
October 1911-1915: The Jesus Story: In the Light of the Science of Historical Criticism
October 1913: The Meaning of an Education in the Twentieth Century
Books
Interesting Facts
Martin stressed self-reliance, discipline, and the examined life as the most important objectives of adult education.
Martin's divorce to his first wife while serving as a Minister caused controversy. He quit his job, and also lost his job as a journalist. He then moved to New York where he found work and married his second wife. This all took place in 1915.
His influences were William James and Carl Ludwig Nietzsche.
References
Day, M. J., (1989). A Primary Source for Everett Dean Martin's Agenda for Adult Education. Retrieved from http://www-distance.syr.edu/day.html
Wolfekipedia. (2009, July 20). Everett Dean Martin. Retrieved from http://thementalmilitia.com/wiki/Everett_Dean_Martin
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