The Pestalozzi-Gymnasium in Biberach an der Riß,

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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 educationalist

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 ...

, and was originally named the ''Paritätische private Töchterschule'' ("Equal participation private daughters' school"). Originally an all-girls school, in 1970 it was renamed "Pestalozzi-Gymnasium" at the same time it became co-educational.

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reserve

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attended Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach until his move to England in 2009.

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Educational institutions established in 1860 Gymnasiums in Germany Schools in Baden-Württemberg 1860 establishments in Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-struct-stub