The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Leipziger, Henry Marcus

LEIPZIGER, Henry Marcus, American educator: b. Manchester, Eng., 29 Dec. 1853; d. New York, 1 Dec. 1917. Coming to New York in 1865, he was educated in the City College and Columbia (Ph.D. 1878), taught in the public schools (1873-81), was assistant superintendent of schools (1891-96), superintendent of lectures for board of education (1890-96), and from 1896 to his death supervisor of public lectures. He was identified for some years with the Aguilar Free Library, Hebrew Technical Institute and the Y. M. H. A.