František Josef Studnička

František Josef Studnička (27 June 1836, Soběslav, Bohemia – 21 February 1903,

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pedagogue Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

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. He was known as the author of several textbooks and popular articles. 1836 births 1903 deaths 19th-century Czech people Austro-Hungarian mathematicians Czech mathematicians People from Tábor District Academic staff of Charles University Czech meteorologists {{Europe-mathematician-stub