death_date death_place birth_place other_names birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
15 august 1907 st. paul , minnesota auburn , new york william franklin phelps 15 february 1822 founder and president of the national education association william_f_phelps . png william f. phelps
 william f. phelps educator ; author
william f. phelps

william franklin phelps -lrb- february 15 , 1822 -- august 15 , 1907 -rrb- was an educational pioneer and author of textbooks and training manuals for preparing individuals pursuing a career in education .
he served as the president of several normal schools and educational associations along the eastern seaboard .
most notably , he served as the founder and president of the national education association -lrb- nea -rrb- , and president of the american normal school association from 1856 to 1900 -lrb- 44 years -rrb- .
he also served as the vice-president of the first international conference of educators , over which he presided at the centennial exposition in 1876 .
