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Pedagogia · 60 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsPedagogues (Pedagogisti)
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Agazzi, Rosa
AGAZZI, ROSA. - Educationist and educator, b. at Volongo (Cremona) on 26 March 1866. In 1882 Pietro Pasquali (v.), director of the… -
Agnesi, Maria Gaetana
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
AGRICOLA, RODOLFO. - Born at Bafloo, near Groningen, in the northern Netherlands, on 17 February 1444. From childhood A. showed an… -
Alberti, Leon Battista
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
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
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
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
AMMAN, JOHANN KONRAD. - Swiss physician, b. in Schaffhausen in 1669, d. in Warmond in 1724. He practiced medicine in Holland, where,… -
Anselmi, Giuseppe
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
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
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
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
ARNOLD, THOMAS. - English theologian, historian, politician and educator, b. at West Cowes (Isle of Wight), 13 June 1795, d. at Fox How… -
Asham, Roger
ASHAM, ROGER. - Humanist and educationist, b. at Kirby Wiske (Yorkshire) in 1515, d. 23 Dec. 1568. He cultivated humanistic studies and… -
Baccini, Ida
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
BAGUTTI, GIUSEPPE. - Abbot and educator, b. at Rodio (Canton Ticino) in 1776, d. at Milan in 1837. A collaborator of Federico Confalonieri… -
Balestra, Serafino
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
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
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
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… -
Borghi, Giovanni, called Tata (BORGI, GIOVANNI, DETTO TATA)
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
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
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
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
CARLI, GIAN RINALDO. - Born at Capodistria on 11 April 1720, died at Milan on 22 February 1795, he is one of the most distinctive… -
Cuoco, Vincenzo
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… -
Decroly, Ovide
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
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)
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
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
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
FRÖBEL, FRIEDRICH. - Pedagogue, founder of the modern "kindergartens," b. at Oberweissbach (Thuringia) on 21 April 1782; d. at Marienthal… -
Galiani, Celestino
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.… -
Garaventa, Lorenzo
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
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
GIRARD, GRÉGOIRE - in the world Giovanni Battista, a great Swiss pedagogue, of the Friars Minor Conventual, b. at Fribourg on 17 Dec. 1765,… -
Herbart, Johann Friedrich
HERBART, JOHANN FRIEDRICH. - Protestant philosopher and educationalist, b. at Oldenburg on 4 May 1776, d. at Göttingen on 14 Aug. 1841. A… -
Hrotsvitha (ROTSVITA)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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
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… -
Maximus, Massimiliano (MASSIMO, MASSIMILIANO)
MAXIMUS, MASSIMILIANO. - Jesuit, educator, b. in Rome on 3 Jan. 1849 to Prince Camillo Vittorio, d. there on 6 May 1911. After completing… -
Necker de La Saussure, Albertine
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
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
PARRAVICINI, LUIGI ALESSANDRO. - Educationist, b. in Milan in 1800, d. in Venice on 4 Aug. 1880. Director for 16 years of the elementary… -
Pendola, Tommaso
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
PESTALOZZI, JOHANN HEINRICH. - Pedagogue and one of the pioneers of modern education, b. in Zurich on 12 Jan. 1746, to a family originally… -
Quintilianus, Marcus Fabius (QUINTILIANO, MARCO FABIO)
QUINTILIANUS, MARCUS FABIUS. - Orator and teacher of eloquence, b. at Calahorra (Calagurris) in Spain between 35-40 A.D., d. at Rome ca.… -
Sturm, Johann
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
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
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… -
Trotzendorf, Valentin
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)
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
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)
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
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.…