Claim: Edward Richard Shaw (born in 1755 at Bellport, New York) was a Professor and Dean of New York University, and author of numerous books, primarily children's schoolbooks.
Evidence: 1855
Bellport, NY 
Edward Richard Shaw (1855–1903) was a Professor and Dean, New York University, and author of numerous books, primarily children's schoolbooks. 
Shaw was born in 1855 at Bellport, New York (part of Long Island).