Samuel Read Hall (October 27, 1795 – June 24, 1877) was an American educator.
He helped found the American Institute of Instruction in 1829, the oldest educational association in the U.S.
At Andover, in addition to leading what was the second teacher training program in the United States, he also published training manuals and school textbooks and played a leading role in the school reform movement.
At an academy in Craftsbury, Vermont, he then established a teacher's department, which he ran until 1846.
[2] He died in Brownington, Vermont, and is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery.