Ellen Torelle Nagler

Ellen Torelle Nagler (, Torelle; June 11, 1870 – August 14, 1965) was an American biologist, author, and lecturer. She originated a method of teaching science whereby her presentation of the subject followed a definite order of procedure; each object was studied first as an individual entity, and then as a part of the entire living universe.

Career and research Nagler began teaching at the age of fifteen in a country school. She undertook research into the fauna and flora of the seashore of the Pacific Ocean. Nagler was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi.

"The majority of economic, industrial, political and social evils are due to moral causes, and a perception of the individual's duty to society and society's duty to the individual would eradicate these evils. It is the high function of education to develop this perception." -Ellen Torelle Nagler Robert T. La Follette Nagler (1914–1999). In 1942, the Naglers removed to Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. Louis died in this town in 1946. on August 14, 1965.

Awards and honors Eistedfod Prize, for excellence in teaching children's singing

Selected works Plant and Animal Children-How They Grow (1912)