Transcendentalist, philosopher, educator. Founder of the Kindergarten movement in the United States.  Family links:  Parents:  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (1778 – 1853)  Siblings:  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (1804 – 1894)  Mary Tyler Peabody Mann (1807 – 1887)*  Sophia Amelia Peabody Hawthorne (1809 – 1871)*  Nathaniel Cranch Peabody (1811 – 1881)*  George Francis Peabody (1813 – 1839)*  Wellington Peabody (1815 – 1837)*  Catharine Putnam Peabody (1819 – 1819)* *Calculated relationship