Pestalozzi

[ pes-tl-ot-see; Italian pes-tah-lawt-tsee ]

noun

1. Johann Hein·rich [yoh, -hahn , hahyn, -, r, i, kh], 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.

Pestalozzi

/ ˌpɛstəˈlɒtsɪ /

noun

1. PestalozziJohann Heinrich17461827MSwissEDUCATION: reformer Johann Heinrich (joˈhan ˈhainrɪç). 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer. His emphasis on learning by observation exerted a wide influence on elementary education

Other Words From

• Pesta·lozzi·an adjective noun
• Pesta·lozzi·an·ism noun

Example Sentences

A certain Mr. Henry Thomas conducted it according to the principle of mutual instruction associated with the name of Pestalozzi.

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Pestalozzi made use of them; and the celebrated Melancthon confesses that without them he would have learned nothing.

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Pestalozzi held that the child belonged to the family; Fichte on the other hand, claimed it for society and the State.

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Pestalozzi married at twenty-three a woman older than himself, on whom he thereafter relied in all his troubles.

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Urged on by his love for the children, Pestalozzi took in a larger number, and in a very short time found himself bankrupt.

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