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Hirsch, Eric Donald, Jr.
(b. 22 March 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee), educational reformer and author whose book Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (1987) brought him into the public eye, although he had been an independent thinker on K–12 education long before that.
Hirsch is the son of Eric Donald, a businessman, and Leah Aschaffenburg.
Growing up in Memphis, Hirsch noticed distressing inequalities—in particular that disadvantaged children often received an inferior education. Then Hirsch read Gunnar Myrdal's American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy (1944) and became concerned about how racism affects education.
As he pursued his own education, Hirsch continued to think about education issues.
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In 1950 Hirsch graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in English, and he earned his M.A. from Yale University three years later. During this time he was a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve and on active duty from 1950 to 1952.
In 1957 Hirsch ear