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Friedrich Froebel: (1782-1852) Educator
Friedrich Froebel was born in Oberweissbach, Thuringia (now in Germany), on April 21, 1782.
He founded the Universal German Educational Institute in 1816, and early in 1837 he opened the first kindergarten. In 1849 he founded a kindergarten training school at Liebenstein.
His theories of education are based on a belief in the divine unity of nature, so that spiritual training is a fundamental principle. Froebel stressed the importance of pleasant surroundings, self-activity, and physical training in the development of the child.
His most important work is Menschenerziehung (1826; tr. The Education of Man, 1877). Other works translated into English are Letters on the Kindergarten (1891), Froebel’s Chief Writings on Education (1912). Freidrich Froebel died on June 21, 1852.
Further Reading:
Froebel Kindergarten Education Center
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