Kilpatrick, William Heard, 1871-1965, American philosopher, b. White Plains, Ga., grad. Mercer College, 1891, Ph.D. Columbia, 1912, and studied at Johns Hopkins. He taught at Teachers College, Columbia, from 1909, becoming professor of the philosophy of education in 1918; he retired in 1938. Acclaimed as the great popularizer of the philosophy of John Dewey, Kilpatrick rejected organized subjects; his child-centered emphasis, however, represented a sharp divergence from the position of Dewey. Among his writings are Source Book in the Philosophy of Education (1923), Foundations of Method (1925), and Education and the Social Crisis (1932).

Kilpatrick is an Irish and Scottish surname. The name refers to:Persons:

• Ben Kilpatrick (1877–1912), American outlaw in the Old West, member of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch gang
• Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (b. 1945), American politician from Detroit, Michigan
• Hugh J. Kilpatrick (1836–1881), American Union Army general; U.S. Minister to Chile
• James J. Kilpatrick (b. 1920), American columnist and television commentator
• John Reed Kilpatrick (1889-1960), American athlete, soldier, and sports businessperson
• John A. Kilpatrick (b. 1954), American real estate writer and investement advisor
• Kwame Kilpatrick (b. 1970), American politician, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan
• Matthew Kilpatrick (b Donegal, Ireland 1875-1949), Australian Country Party politician from the New South Wales Riverina.
• William H. Kilpatrick (1871–1965), American educator
• Patrick Kilpatrick (b. 1949), American actorPlaces:
• Old Kilpatrick, village in West Dunbartonshire, ScotlandOther:
• John Kilpatrick Turnpike, Oklahoma, USA
• Kilpatrick Stockton, American law firm based in Atlanta, Georgia
• Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy, American Hockey League trophy

See also

• Kirkpatrick