The Most Famous Teachers in History You Need to Know on World Teachers' Day

Teachers deserve our respect and praise every day for the hard work they perform, but they’re guaranteed recognition at least one day every year when World Teachers’ Day rolls around.

Every October 5, the world acknowledges the vital role teachers have in every society in the world. In the United States, teachers have it tough with low salaries, indifferent school boards, and prison sentences (sometimes).

Teaching can be a thankless job, but some educators break through and make it big. On this World Teachers’ Day, let’s discuss some of the most famous teachers in history.

The onetime slave and future author, civil rights activist, and government official also helped fellow slaves to read and write. Douglass learned to read and write from a slaveholder’s wife. ...