List of Famous people with last name Ryerson

Egerton Ryerson

First Name Egerton
Last Name Ryerson
Born on March 24, 1803
Died on February 19, 1882 (aged 78)

Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (1803–1882) was a Canadian educator and Methodist minister who was a prominent contributor to the design of the Canadian public school system. After a stint editing the Methodist denominational newspaper The Christian Guardian, Ryerson was appointed Chief Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada by Governor General Sir Charles Metcalfe in 1844. In that role, he supported reforms such as creating school boards, making textbooks more uniform, and making education free. Because of his contributions to education in Ontario, he is the namesake of Ryerson University, Ryerson Press, and Ryerson, Ontario. Ryerson's educational theories were also influential in the creation and design of the Canadian Indian residential school system.

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Martin A. Ryerson

First Name Martin
Last Name Ryerson
Born on October 26, 1856
Died on August 11, 1932 (aged 75)

Martin A. Ryerson (1856–1932) was an American, lawyer, businessman, philanthropist and art collector. Heir to a considerable fortune, he was a lumber manufacturer and corporate director. He became the richest man in Chicago by the age of 36. A long-time trustee of the University of Chicago, he made large charitable contributions for the construction of buildings on campus. He bequeathed his extensive art collection to the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Florence Ryerson

First Name Florence
Last Name Ryerson
Born on September 20, 1892
Died on June 8, 1965 (aged 72)

Florence Ryerson was an American playwright, screenwriter, and co-author of the script for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Between 1915 and 1927 she published more than 30 short stories and then joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1926 to work on silent film scripts. In 1930 and 1933 she and her husband wrote two of the earliest novels about the teenage years for girls. She continued to write for most of her life, writing plays for Broadway in the 1940s.

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