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 lar ...
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Chiavenna who settled in Switzerland during the Counter-Reformation. Members of this family include:
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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 ...
(1746–1827), Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer
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Max Pestalozzi (1857–1925), Swiss chess master
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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
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(1929–2004), Swiss social critic
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Colegio Pestalozzi (disambiguation)
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Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach The Pestalozzi-Gymnasium in Biberach an der Riß, Baden-Württemberg, Germany is a '' Gymnasium'' (high school) founded in 1860. In 2005 it comprised 1,250 students and 100 teachers.
The school was founded by Fortunée Niederer, a student of Swiss ...
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Pestalozzi-Stiftung Hamburg, Germany
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Kinderdorf Pestalozzi
Kinderdorf Pestalozzi () is a non-profit organization located in Trogen, Canton Appenzell. It was named after the Swiss education pioneer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. Established in 1945, the Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi provides the ''Kinderdo ...
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Pestalozzianum
Stiftung Pestalozzianum is a foundation based in Zürich named after the Swiss education pioneer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. Formerly named Pestalozzianum, between 1875 and 2002 it operated with the objective to promote the school teacher's instruc ...
, Switzerland
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Pestalozzi International Village
Pestalozzi International Foundation (formerly called Pestalozzi Children's Village Trust and then Pestalozzi International Village Trust) is an educational charitable organisation based in East Sussex, England.
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The Pestalozzi Children ...
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{{surname, Pestalozzi
Surnames of Italian origin