Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈhaɪnrɪç pɛstaˈlɔtsiː] ⓘ, Italian: [pestaˈlɔttsi]; 12 January 1746 – 17 February 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach.
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Portrait by Francisco Javier Ramos, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid (c. 1806) | |
| Born | 12 January 1746 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Died | 17 February 1827 (aged 81) Brugg, Switzerland |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | German Romanticism |
Notable ideas | Four-sphere concept of life |
He founded several educational institutions both in German- and French-speaking regions of Switzerland and wrote many works explaining his revolutionary modern principles of education. His motto was "Learning by head, hand and heart". Thanks to Pestalozzi, illiteracy in 18th-century Switzerland was overcome almost completely by 1830.
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