Wilhelm August Lay
Wilhelm August Lay (30 July 1862, Botzingen - 9 May 1926, Karlsruhe) was a German educator and psychologist who is considered one of the founders of experimental pedagogy. He is best known for his work on developing a scientific approach to education, based on empirical research and observation. Biography Lay attended primary school, after which, respecting his father's wish that Lay should eventually take over the family farm, he enrolled in an agricultural school. However, he discontinued his education after a year because agriculture went against his own desires. Additionally, due to his advanced age, he was discouraged from attending a gymnasium. Consequently, he decided to become a primary school teacher. Lay completed the preparatory school in Gengenbach, the teacher training seminar in Karlsruhe, and from April 1883, he served as a junior teacher in Schriesheim. In the fall of 1883, he took a leave of absence to prepare for the examination as a secondary school teacher at ...
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