George W. Minns
Encyclopedia
George Washington Minns was an American
teacher, notable for running the Minns Evening Normal School, which was established in San Francisco, California
, in 1857 in order to train teachers for the city's public school system
. His normal school
, named the California State Normal School
, was the first publicly funded institution of higher learning in the state. The California State Normal School was transferred to the State of California in 1862, and is now known as San José State University
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
teacher, notable for running the Minns Evening Normal School, which was established in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, in 1857 in order to train teachers for the city's public school system
San Francisco Unified School District
San Francisco Unified School District , established in 1851, is the only public school district within the City and County of San Francisco, and the first in the state of California...
. His normal school
Normal school
A normal school is a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose is to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
, named the California State Normal School
California State Normal School
The California State Normal School was a teaching college founded on May 2, 1862, whose original campus later became both the California State University and its San Jose State University campus....
, was the first publicly funded institution of higher learning in the state. The California State Normal School was transferred to the State of California in 1862, and is now known as San José State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
.
Business
- 1841 - Admitted to the Suffolk CountySuffolk County, MassachusettsSuffolk County has no land border with Plymouth County to its southeast, but the two counties share a water boundary in the middle of Massachusetts Bay.-National protected areas:*Boston African American National Historic Site...
bar. - 1854 - Arrived in California after sailing around Cape HornCape HornCape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island...
aboard the clipper ship Winged Arrow. - 1855 - Practiced law in San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. - 1857-1862 - Principal of Minns Evening Normal School, the predecessor of the California State Normal SchoolCalifornia State Normal SchoolThe California State Normal School was a teaching college founded on May 2, 1862, whose original campus later became both the California State University and its San Jose State University campus....
, which, in turn, became San José State UniversitySan José State UniversitySan Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
, a campus of the California State UniversityCalifornia State UniversityThe California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
system. - June, 1865-June, 1866 - Second principal of the California State Normal School.
Education
- 1836 - Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
- 1838(?) - Bachelor of LawsBachelor of LawsThe Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
, Howard Dane Law School