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STODDARD, John F, educator, born in Greenfield, Ulster County, New York, 20 July, 1825" died in Kearney, New Jersey, 6 August, 1873. His early years were passed on a farm, and, after attending the public schools, he began teaching in 1843. Later he entered the New York normal school, and, upon his graduation in 1847, began his life-work as an educator. He was eminently successful as an instructor of mathematics and in his efforts to promote normal schools, and left a fund to Rochester university for a gold medal, to be awarded to the best student in mathematics. His principal published works are " Practical Arithmetic" (New York, 1852)" "Philosophical Arithmetic" (1853) . " University Algebra " (1857)" and "School Arithmetic" (186§). The annual sale of Stoddard's arithmetics was at one time about 2.00,000 copies, now 40,000, and u1) to July, 1888, over 2,500,000 copies had been issued.
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STODDARD, Joshua C, inventor, born in Pawlet, Vermont, 26 August, 1814. He was educated at the public schools, and became noted as an apiarist. He also turned his attention to inventing, and in 1856 devised the steam-calliope, which is used on Mississippi steamers. He also invented the Stoddard horse-rake and hay-tedder. More than 100,000 of his rakes are now in use.
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