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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

1746 - 1827

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi is the 13th most popular social activist (down from 11th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 9th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Social Activist.

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was an educational reformer and philosopher who is most famous for his work in teaching children to read.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 13 out of 840. Before him are Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Luxemburg, Jan Hus, Henry Dunant, Helen Keller, and Aung San Suu Kyi. After him are Claus von Stauffenberg, Bertha von Suttner, Rosa Parks, Nicholas Winton, Jean-Paul Marat, and Gustav I of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1746, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 2. Before him is Francisco Goya. After him are Gustav III of Sweden, Carlo Buonaparte, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Giuseppe Piazzi, Gaspard Monge, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Robert R. Livingston, Maurice Benyovszky, William Jones, and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1827, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 4. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven, Alessandro Volta, and Pierre-Simon Laplace. After him are William Blake, Augustin-Jean Fresnel, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Maria Theresa of Austria, Wilhelm Hauff, Ugo Foscolo, Samuel Crompton, and Wilhelm Müller.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 12 out of 1,015. Before him are Henry Dunant (1828), Jean Piaget (1896), Ferdinand de Saussure (1857), Jacob Bernoulli (1654), Huldrych Zwingli (1484), and Sepp Blatter (1936). After him are Paul Klee (1879), Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), Charles Albert Gobat (1843), Jean-Paul Marat (1743), K. Alex Müller (1927), and Élie Ducommun (1833).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Switzerland

Among social activists born in Switzerland, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 2. Before him are Henry Dunant (1828). After him are Jean-Paul Marat (1743), Élie Ducommun (1833), Jean Ziegler (1934), Gustave Moynier (1826), Hector Hodler (1887), Felix Manz (1498), and Bruno Manser (1954).

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