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Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel

Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel

Birth
Oberweissbach, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany
Death
21 Jun 1852 (aged 70)
Marienthal, Wartburgkreis, Thüringen, Germany
Burial
Schweina, Wartburgkreis, Thüringen, Germany Add to Map
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Educator. Creator of the Kindergarten System. In 1837 he founded the Play and Activity Institute in Bad Blankenburg, Germany, changing its name to the Kindergarten ("Children's Garden") in 1840. Froebel was one of the first to use systematized play as a method to stimulate learning among the very young.
Educator. Creator of the Kindergarten System. In 1837 he founded the Play and Activity Institute in Bad Blankenburg, Germany, changing its name to the Kindergarten ("Children's Garden") in 1840. Froebel was one of the first to use systematized play as a method to stimulate learning among the very young.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Tom DeNardo
  • Added: 15 Jul 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14945108/friedrich_wilhelm_august-froebel: accessed ), memorial page for Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel (21 Apr 1782–21 Jun 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14945108, citing Friedhof Schweina, Schweina, Wartburgkreis, Thüringen, Germany; Maintained by Find a Grave.