About Herman Dreer
Lived 1888 – 1981 (aged 92). Herman Dreer was an American writer, teacher, historian, minister, academic administrator and university president.
Herman H. Dreer (1888–1981) was an American academic administrator, educator, educational reformer, activist, author, editor, Baptist minister, and civil rights leader. He is best known for writing curriculum and programming for teaching African American History at most grade levels for early 20th-century public schools. Dreer is also credited with initiating Black History Month observance in the United States, alongside Carter G. Woodson.
Dreer re-opened Douglass University, and he founded a bank for African Americans in St. Louis, Missouri. His former home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 2009.
Early life and education
Herman Dreer was born on September 12, 1889, in Washington, D.C. Dreer graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. and at Stowe Teachers College (now Harris–Stowe State University) from 1930 to 1942). Dreer served as a minister of the King's Way Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri from 1950 to 1970.
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Who was Herman Dreer?
Black American academic administrator, author (1888–1981)
When was Herman Dreer born?
Herman Dreer was born on 12 September 1888 in Washington, D.C..
When did Herman Dreer die?
Herman Dreer died on 7 August 1981 in St. Louis.
What was Herman Dreer's occupation?
Herman Dreer was a writer, teacher, historian, minister, academic administrator and university president.
What nationality was Herman Dreer?
Herman Dreer was American.
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