August Hermann Francke
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August Hermann Francke was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar. His evangelistic fervour and Pietism got him expelled as lecturer from the universities of Dresde
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Johann Julius Hecker
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Johann Julius Hecker was a German educator who established the first Realschule and Prussia's first teacher-education institution.
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…particularly women's education. The Gynaeceum was followed by many Pietist girls schools in Germany, notably the Magdalenenstift in Altenburg and Johann Julius Hecker's Royal Elisabeth School in Berlin in 1747. In the 18th century, it became common with so called Töchterschule ('daughters' schools') in German cities…
Memorial to Johann Julius Hecker, on Schlossinsel in Berlin-Köpenick