Victor Mercante

Víctor Mercante
Born February 21, 1870
Merlo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died September 20, 1934(1934-09-20) (aged 64)
The Andes, in Chile
Nationality Argentine

Victor Mercante (February 21, 1870 — September 20, 1934) was an Argentinan educator.

Mercante was born in Merlo, in the Province of Buenos Aires. At the age of seven, his family moved back to their homeland, Italy, and he returned to Argentina in 1880. He earned a teaching degree, and started teaching in 1890 in the Province of San Juan.

He was of significant influence to the Argentine educational system, introducing scientific, secular principles of teaching.

Mercante died while crossing the Andes, in Chile.

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