Pestalozzi is the surname of an Italian family originally based in

Gravedona Gravedona was a comune of Como Province, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory large ...

and

Chiavenna Chiavenna ( lmo, Ciavèna ; la, Clavenna; rm, Clavenna or ''Claven''; archaic german: Cläven or ''Kleven'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It is the centre of the Alpine ...

who settled in Switzerland during the Counter-Reformation. Members of this family include: *

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (, ; 12 January 1746 – 17 February 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach. He founded several educational institutions both in German- and French-speaking r ...

(1746–1827), Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer *

Max Pestalozzi Max Pestalozzi (1857 in Zurich – 1925 in Zurich) was a Swiss chess master. Son of Adolf Salomon, banker, and Magdalena Berta Schulthess. He was a mathematician until 1889. From 1889 to 1921 he worked for the Swiss Railways. He was co-founder ...

(1857–1925), Swiss chess master *

Hans A. Pestalozzi Hans Adolf Pestalozzi (February 7, 1929 – July 14, 2004) was a Swiss social critic of late 20th century capitalism, which eventually led to his becoming a bestselling author (''Nach uns die Zukunft'', ''Auf die Bäume ihr Affen''). Biography Pes ...

(1929–2004), Swiss social critic

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