George Cheyne Shattuck

George Cheyne Shattuck Jr. (July 22, 1813 – March 22, 1893) was an American medical doctor and educator who was the founder of St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and the dean of the Harvard Medical School from 1864 to 1869.

Early life Shattuck was born in Boston on July 22, 1813, to George C. and Eliza Cheever (Davis) Shattuck. His maternal grandfather was Caleb Davis. He prepared for college at Joseph Cogswell's Round Hill School. He graduated from Harvard College in 1831. After one year at Harvard Law School, he entered Harvard Medical School. He graduated in 1835 and continued his studies in Europe.

Career Upon returning to Boston, Shattuck practiced with his father, who was one of the city's leading physicians. From 1872 to 1874, he was the president of the Massachusetts Medical Society.

St. Paul's School In 1856, Shattuck converted his summer home in Concord into a boarding school for boys. Inspired by the educational theories of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, who believed that classroom learning should be balanced with the "direct experience of the senses", Shattuck wanted his two sons educated in the austere, bucolic countryside. He hoped that eventually the school would "educate the sons of [other] wealthy inhabitants of large cities."

Personal life and death On April 9, 1840, Shattuck married Anne Henrietta Brune of Baltimore, who was the sister of one of his Harvard classmates. After his marriage, Shattuck abandoned Unitarianism and became an active member of the Episcopal Church. He was a generous donor to the Church of the Advent. In 1866, he funded the construction of a new building for an Episcopal-affiliated boarding school in Minnesota. The school eventually became known as the Shattuck School and later merged with two other schools to become Shattuck-Saint Mary's School. Shattuck was also a trustee of the General Theological Seminary.