HENRY BARNARD
\hˈɛnɹi bˈɑːnɑːd], \hˈɛnɹi bˈɑːnɑːd], \h_ˈɛ_n_ɹ_i b_ˈɑː_n_ɑː_d]\
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A prominent American educator; born at Hartford, Conn., Jan. 24, 1811. He was president of the University of Wisconsin (1856-59) and St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. (1865-66); founded the American Journal of Education (1855); was United States Commissioner of Education (1867-70). Among his numerous writings may be named: "Hints and Methods for Teachers" (1857); "Pestalozzi and Pestalozzianism" (1861); "German Educational Reformers" (1862). D. 1900.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.