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Activism (ATTIVISMO) Vol. II, p. 222
ACTIVISM. - Active school, a., activity of the child, school of work are terms of which modern pedagogy makes very frequent use. By them is…
Agazzi, Rosa Vol. I, p. 281
AGAZZI, ROSA. - Educationist and educator, b. at Volongo (Cremona) on 26 March 1866. In 1882 Pietro Pasquali (v.), director of the…
Agnesi, Maria Gaetana Vol. I, p. 301
AGNESI, MARIA GAETANA. - Scholar of mathematical sciences and educator, b. in Milan on May 16, 1718, and d. there on Jan. 9, 1799. Of…
Agricola, Rodolfo Vol. I, p. 360
AGRICOLA, RODOLFO. - Born at Bafloo, near Groningen, in the northern Netherlands, on 17 February 1444. From childhood A. showed an…
Alberti, Leon Battista Vol. I, p. 421
ALBERTI, LEON BATTISTA. - Humanist, b. in 1404, perhaps in Genoa, into a Florentine family exiled from its homeland; d. in Rome in 1472. A.…
Alfani, Augusto Vol. I, p. 512
ALFANI, AUGUSTO. - Academician of the Crusca, philosopher and educationist, b. in Florence on 17 Nov. 1844, d. there in 1923. A teacher of…
Allemand, Jean-Joseph Vol. I, p. 549
ALLEMAND, JEAN-JOSEPH. - Apostle of youth, initiator in France of the oratories (patronages), b. in Marseille on 27 Dec. 1772, d. there on…
Ambrosoli, Ambrogio Vol. I, p. 625
AMBROSOLI, AMBROGIO. - Born in Milan on 23 November 1800 and died there on 21 July 1871, a canon, philanthropist, he was a celebrated…
Amman, Johann Konrad Vol. I, p. 663
AMMAN, JOHANN KONRAD. - Swiss physician, b. in Schaffhausen in 1669, d. in Warmond in 1724. He practiced medicine in Holland, where,…
Anselmi, Giuseppe Vol. I, p. 851
ANSELMI, GIUSEPPE. - Born at Cherasco in 1769 and died there in 1842, the abbot A. was first a teacher of rhetoric at Casale, then of…
Antoniano, Silvio Vol. I, p. 915
ANTONIANO, SILVIO. - Cardinal, humanist, educationist, b. at Castello (diocese of Penne) on 31 Dec. 1540, d. on 16 Aug. 1603 in Rome. Of…
Aporti, Ferrante Vol. I, p. 992
APORTI, FERRANTE. - The name of A., b. at S. Martino dell'Argine in the Mantuan territory on 20 Nov. 1791 and d. at Turin on 29 Nov. 1858,…
Argiolas, Antonio Vol. I, p. 1108
ARGIOLAS, ANTONIO. - Priest, educator: b. at Pirri (Cagliari) on 14 Oct. 1834, d. at Cagliari on 27 June 1914. Having obtained a doctorate…
Arnold, Thomas Vol. I, p. 1178
ARNOLD, THOMAS. - English theologian, historian, politician and educator, b. at West Cowes (Isle of Wight), 13 June 1795, d. at Fox How…
Asham, Roger Vol. II, p. 91
ASHAM, ROGER. - Humanist and educationist, b. at Kirby Wiske (Yorkshire) in 1515, d. 23 Dec. 1568. He cultivated humanistic studies and…
Authority (AUTORITÀ) Vol. II, p. 294
AUTHORITY. - In a broad sense authority means any power existing in a superior over subjects, to direct, govern and, if need be, coerce.…
Baccini, Ida Vol. II, p. 388
BACCINI, IDA. - Born in Florence in 1850 and died there in 1911, she was a prolific writer, appreciated for the goodness, sincerity and…
Bagutti, Giuseppe Vol. II, p. 412
BAGUTTI, GIUSEPPE. - Abbot and educator, b. at Rodio (Canton Ticino) in 1776, d. at Milan in 1837. A collaborator of Federico Confalonieri…
Balestra, Serafino Vol. II, p. 446
BALESTRA, SERAFINO. - Priest, educator, b. in the Canton of Ticino, d. 26 Oct. 1886. Ordained a priest, he set aside the studies in…
Barbera, Mario Vol. II, p. 490
BARBERA, MARIO. - Jesuit and writer, b. at Mineo (Catania) on 17 April 1877, d. at Rome on 5 November 1947. Having entered the Society of…
Basedow, Johann Bernhard Vol. II, p. 561
BASEDOW, JOHANN BERNHARD. - Pedagogue. Born in Hamburg on 11 September 1723, died in Magdeburg on 25 July 1790. He is one of the last…
Bassi, Domenico Vol. II, p. 583
BASSI, DOMENICO. - Born at Piancastagnaio (Siena) in 1875 and died at Florence in 1942. At the age of 22 he entered the Congregation of the…
Blind (CIECHI) Vol. III, p. 927
BLIND. - Scientifically, "blind" must be understood as the individual whose eyes are entirely lacking in the sense of sight, that is, they…
Borghi, Giovanni, called Tata (BORGI, GIOVANNI, DETTO TATA) Vol. II, p. 1097
BORGHI, GIOVANNI, CALLED TATA. - Master mason, guardian of orphans. Born in Rome on 18 Feb. 1732, died there on 28 June 1798. Most pious…
Boselli, Luigi Antonio Vol. II, p. 1116
BOSELLI, LUIGI ANTONIO. - Priest, educator, b. in Genoa in 1798, d. there in 1886. He had contact with and came under the influence of the…
Braun, Johann Karl Vol. III, p. 52
BRAUN, JOHANN KARL. - Priest, supporter of popular education and social uplift in Alsace, b. at Gebweiler on 20 July 1820, d. at Einsiedeln…
Capponi, Gino Vol. III, p. 430
CAPPONI, GINO. - Writer and politician, b. in Florence on 13 Sept. 1792, d. there on 3 Febr. 1876. Educated in the provincial milieu of…
Carli, Gian Rinaldo Vol. III, p. 498
CARLI, GIAN RINALDO. - Born at Capodistria on 11 April 1720, died at Milan on 22 February 1795, he is one of the most distinctive…
Childhood (INFANZIA) Vol. VI, p. 1114
CHILDHOOD. - From infans = one who does not speak. Immediately after the neonatal phase, in the unfolding of the ages of life (v.) one…
Cinematograph (CINEMATOGRAFO) Vol. III, p. 976
CINEMATOGRAPH. - I. MORALS AND PEDAGOGY. - Having appeared only in 1895, the cinema was able in a short time to rise to true heights of…
Cuoco, Vincenzo Vol. IV, p. 625
CUOCO, VINCENZO. - Born at Civitacampomarano in Molise on 1 Oct. 1770 and died at Naples on 14 Dec. 1823, he is one of the most…
Dalton, Plain of (DALTON, PIANO DI) Vol. IV, p. 670
DALTON, Plain of. - Within the framework of pedagogical activism (v.) a notable place is occupied by the system that goes under the name of…
Decroly, Ovide Vol. IV, p. 757
DECROLY, OVIDE. - Born at Renaix (East Flanders) on 23 July 1871 and died at Brussels on 12 Sept. 1932, he is one of the most eminent…
Dévaud, Eugène Vol. IV, p. 874
DÉVAUD, EUGÈNE. - Priest, b. in Fribourg on 7 March 1876. First an inspector of elementary schools, he was afterwards a professor and…
Dominici, Giovanni, Blessed (DOMINICI, GIOVANNI, BEATO) Vol. IV, p. 1060
DOMINICI, Giovanni, Blessed. - Dominican cardinal, b. in Florence in 1357 and d. at Buda on 10 June 1419. He is named after his father,…
Flanagan, Edward Joseph Vol. V, p. 863
FLANAGAN, EDWARD JOSEPH. - Prelate and educator, b. at Roscommon (Ireland) on 13 July 1886, d. at Berlin on 15 May 1948. Having emigrated…
Fogazzaro, Giuseppe Vol. V, p. 871
FOGAZZARO, GIUSEPPE. - Priest and educationist, b. at Bergamo on 6 Nov. 1813, d. at Vicenza on 16 Aug. 1901. Ordained in 1836, he devoted…
Fröbel, Friedrich Vol. V, p. 1066
FRÖBEL, FRIEDRICH. - Pedagogue, founder of the modern "kindergartens," b. at Oberweissbach (Thuringia) on 21 April 1782; d. at Marienthal…
Galiani, Celestino Vol. V, p. 1115
GALIANI, CELESTINO. - Monk and abbot of the Celestines, b. at S. Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia) on 8 Oct. 1681, d. at Naples on 26 July 1753.…
Games (GIUOCHI) Vol. VI, p. 470
GAMES. - Play is an activity of the higher forms of biological-psychic life in man that presents itself both as an unfolding of natural…
Garaventa, Lorenzo Vol. V, p. 1151
GARAVENTA, LORENZO. - Priest, founder of the "school of charity," b. at Calcinara di Uscio (Genoa) in 1724; d. at Genoa in 1783. Of a…
Gerini, Giovanni Battista Vol. VI, p. 92
GERINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Pedagogue, b. at Vessalico (Imperia), 9 Feb. 1859, d. at Turin 13 Feb. 1916. From 1884 he carried on his…
Girard, Grégoire Vol. VI, p. 403
GIRARD, GRÉGOIRE - in the world Giovanni Battista, a great Swiss pedagogue, of the Friars Minor Conventual, b. at Fribourg on 17 Dec. 1765,…
Gymnastics (GINNASTICA) Vol. VI, p. 260
GYMNASTICS. - G. (from the Greek γυμνός = naked) is the art of moving the human body; in some cases, when it sets itself particular aims,…
Herbart, Johann Friedrich Vol. VI, p. 829
HERBART, JOHANN FRIEDRICH. - Protestant philosopher and educationalist, b. at Oldenburg on 4 May 1776, d. at Göttingen on 14 Aug. 1841. A…
Hrotsvitha (ROTSVITA) Vol. X, p. 833
ROTSVITA - Saxon Benedictine nun and poet, b. ca. 935, d. probably after 973. According to Seidel, the name Hrotsvit is an abbreviation of…
Jamet, Pierre-François Vol. VII, p. 362
JAMET, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS. - Priest, b. at Fresne (Orne, France) on 12 Sept. 1762, d. at Caen on 12 Jan. 1845. Ordained a priest on 22 Sept.…
John Baptist De La Salle, Saint (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE LA SALLE, SANTO) Vol. VI, p. 384
JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE, Saint. - Born into a family of magistrates on 30 April 1651 at Reims, died at Rouen on 7 April 1719, his youth…
John Bosco, Saint (GIOVANNI BOSCO, SANTO) Vol. VI, p. 386
JOHN BOSCO, Saint. - B. in a rural hamlet of Castelnuovo d'Asti (today Castelnuovo d. Bosco), on 16 Aug. 1815 and d. in Turin on 31 Jan.…
Kellner, Lorenz Vol. VII, p. 423
KELLNER, LORENZ. - The greatest Catholic pedagogue in Germany in the last century. Born on 29 January 1811 at Kalteneber near Heiligenstadt…
Konarski, Stanisław (KONARSKI, STANISLAW) Vol. VII, p. 457
KONARSKI, STANISŁAW. - Polish pedagogue, Piarist, b. at Zarczya on 30 June 1700, d. at Warsaw on 3 Aug. 1773. He devoted his activity as a…
Lambruschini, Raffaello Vol. VII, p. 521
LAMBRUSCHINI, RAFFAELLO. - Religious thinker and educationist, b. in Genoa on 14 Aug. 1788, d. at Figline Valdarno on 8 March 1873. He…
Lombardo Radice, Giuseppe Vol. VII, p. 910
LOMBARDO RADICE, GIUSEPPE. - Pedagogue, b. at Catania on 28 June 1879, d. near Cortina d'Ampezzo on 16 Aug. 1938. At first a teacher in…
Love (Conjugal) (AMORE (CONIUGALE)) Vol. I, p. 676
LOVE (CONJUGAL). - It is the mutual affection that binds the two spouses in a reciprocal, full and constant dedication of themselves: mind,…
Maximus, Massimiliano (MASSIMO, MASSIMILIANO) Vol. VIII, p. 209
MAXIMUS, MASSIMILIANO. - Jesuit, educator, b. in Rome on 3 Jan. 1849 to Prince Camillo Vittorio, d. there on 6 May 1911. After completing…
Memory (MEMORIA) Vol. VIII, p. 403
MEMORY. - In modern psychology, which seems to continue the conception of decadent Scholasticism, memory generally means the function that…
Mutual Teaching (MUTUO INSEGNAMENTO) Vol. VIII, p. 935
MUTUAL INSTRUCTION. - A teaching method consisting in the reciprocity of instruction, in that the more proficient pupils act as teachers…
Necker de La Saussure, Albertine Vol. VIII, p. 1017
NECKER DE LA SAUSSURE, ALBERTINE. - Pedagogue, b. in Geneva in 1776, d. at Mornay on 13 April 1841. Precocious of intellect and spiritually…
Orsenigo, Carolina Vol. IX, p. 243
ORSENIGO, CAROLINA. - Foundress of the Sisters of Reparation, b. in Milan on 15 Nov. 1822, d. there on 8 July 1881. After a childhood…
Parravicini, Luigi Alessandro Vol. IX, p. 543
PARRAVICINI, LUIGI ALESSANDRO. - Educationist, b. in Milan in 1800, d. in Venice on 4 Aug. 1880. Director for 16 years of the elementary…
Pedagogy (PEDAGOGIA) Vol. IX, p. 648
PEDAGOGY. - From παῖς = child and ἄγωγὴ = the action of leading by the hand (Latin manuductio), it is the science and art of education. I.…
Pedagogy, Corrective (PEDAGOGIA EMENDATIVA) Vol. IX, p. 655
PEDAGOGY, CORRECTIVE. - It is the branch of pedagogy whose object is the education of children who differ in varying degrees from normal…
Pendola, Tommaso Vol. IX, p. 675
PENDOLA, TOMMASO. - Piarist, b. in Genoa on 23 June 1800, d. in Siena on 12 Feb. 1882. While still very young he was appointed professor of…
Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich Vol. IX, p. 768
PESTALOZZI, JOHANN HEINRICH. - Pedagogue and one of the pioneers of modern education, b. in Zurich on 12 Jan. 1746, to a family originally…
Preventive Pedagogy (PEDAGOGIA PREVENTIVA) Vol. IX, p. 656
PREVENTIVE PEDAGOGY. - It is that aspect of educational method which consists in making the pupil aware of his duties and of the…
Psychic Minors (MINORATI PSICHICI) Vol. VIII, p. 635
PSYCHIC MINORS. - The term m. p. (or mentally abnormal) has a medico-pedagogical value and is in use in school medicine and in remedial…
Punishment And Reward (PUNIZIONE E PREMIO) Vol. X, p. 200
PUNISHMENT AND REWARD. - Punishment is the chastisement or penalty inflicted for the violation of a duty. Reward is the recognition of a…
Quintilianus, Marcus Fabius (QUINTILIANO, MARCO FABIO) Vol. X, p. 258
QUINTILIANUS, MARCUS FABIUS. - Orator and teacher of eloquence, b. at Calahorra (Calagurris) in Spain between 35-40 A.D., d. at Rome ca.…
Ratio Studiorum Vol. X, p. 324
RATIO STUDIORUM. - It is the educational and pedagogical code of the Society of Jesus, composed in the 16th century and in part still in…
Sport Vol. XI, p. 702
SPORT. - An English term that has entered the current usage of the language; it derives from the older disport; this, in turn, from Old…
Sturm, Johann Vol. XI, p. 887
STURM, JOHANN. - Humanist and educationist, b. at Schleiden (Eifel) on 1 Oct. 1507, d. at Strasbourg on 3 March 1589. A Catholic, he…
Tarra, Giulio Vol. XI, p. 1068
TARRA, GIULIO. - Priest, educator and writer, b. in Milan on 25 Apr. 1832, d. there on 10 June 1880. A priest in 1855, he was appointed…
Taverna, Giuseppe Vol. XI, p. 1091
TAVERNA, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, educator, b. at Piacenza on 14 March 1764, d. at Parma on 20 Apr. 1820. Ordained a priest, he was a teacher at…
Teacher (INSEGNANTE) Vol. VII, p. 58
TEACHER. - One who expounds and explains a science or an art so that others may learn. Whatever the subject matter of the teaching and…
Trotzendorf, Valentin Vol. XII, p. 373
TROTZENDORF, VALENTIN. - Protestant pedagogue, whose real surname was Friedland, but who is known by that of T. from the village (today…
Vergerio, Pier Paolo the Elder (VERGERIO, PIER PAOLO IL VECCHIO) Vol. XII, p. 807
VERGERIO, Pier Paolo the Elder. - Scholar and diplomat, b. at Capodistria around 1370, d. at Budapest on 8 July 1444. He studied at Padua;…
Vittorino (dei Rambaldoni) da Feltre Vol. XII, p. 971
VITTORINO (dei Rambaldoni) da Feltre. - Educator and humanist, b. at Feltre, most probably in 1373, d. at Mantua on 2 February 1446. At the…
Vives, Juan Luis (VIVES, JUAN LUÍS) Vol. XII, p. 982
VIVES, JUAN LUIS. - Apologist, philosopher and educationist, b. at Valencia on 6 March 1492, d. at Bruges on 6 May 1540. At the University…
Weedall, Henry Vol. XII, p. 1032
WEEDALL, HENRY. - Prelate and educator, b. in London on 6 Sept. 1788, d. at Oscott on 7 Nov. 1859. After completing his studies at St.…
Youthfulness (FANCIULLEZZA) Vol. V, p. 616
YOUTHFULNESS. - Lat. pueritia: an age of life (v.) that follows infancy and immediately precedes adolescence (v.), preparing, in apparent…