Froebel

[ frœ-buh l ]

/ ˈfrœ bəl /

noun

Frie·drich

[free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/, 1782–1852, German educational reformer: founder of the kindergarten system.

Related forms

Froe·bel·i·an

[fruh-bee-lee-uh n, -beel-yuh n, frey-] /frəˈbi li ən, -ˈbil yən, freɪ-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for froebel

But it was to the first stage of life that Froebel paid the greatest attention.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various
Froebel added that the function of education was to develop the faculties by arousing voluntary activity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various
Froebel utilized their services in teaching others in order that he might teach them.
Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers|Elbert Hubbard
But, like Pestalozzi, Froebel was wholly incapable of financial management, and the institution at Blankendorf had to be closed.
History of Education|Levi Seeley

Froebel asked to be permitted to resign his post, that he might retire to Berlin.
Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel|Friedrich Froebel

British Dictionary definitions for froebel

Froebel

Frbel

/ (German ˈfrøːbəl) /

noun

Friedrich (Wilhelm August) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1782–1852, German educator: founded the first kindergarten (1840)

adjective

of, denoting, or relating to a system of kindergarten education developed by him or to the training and qualification of teachers to use this system

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