Friedrich wilhelm froebel biography

German educator

Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel or Froebel (German:[ˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈvɪlhɛlmˈʔaʊɡʊstˈfʁøːbl̩]^ⓘ; 21 April 1782 – 21 June 1852) was a German pedagogue, a student of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, who laid the foundation for modern education based on the recognition that children have unique needs and capabilities.

He created the concept of the kindergarten and coined the word, which soon entered the English language as well. He also developed the educational toys known as Froebel gifts.

Biography

Friedrich Fröbel was born at Oberweißbach in the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in Thuringia.

Friedrich froebel theory

A cousin of his was the mother of Henriette Schrader-Breymann, and Henriette became a student of his.^[1] Fröbel's father, Johann Jacob Fröbel, who died in 1802, was the pastor of the orthodox Lutheran (alt-lutherisch) parish there.

Fröbel's mother's name was Jacobine Eleonore Friederike (born Hoffmann). The church and Lutheran