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Johann Bernhard Basedow
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Johann Bernhard Basedow was a German educational reformer, teacher and writer. He founded the Philanthropinum, a short-lived but influential progressive school in Dessau, and was the author of "Elementarwerk", a popular illustrated textbook for children.
Johann Bernhard Basedow
Johann Bernhard Basedow
Illustration from "Elementartwerk": Children's amusements, Dancers with Grandfather looking on (1774).
Illustration from "Elementartwerk": Children's amusements, Dancers with Grandfather looking on (1774).
Philanthropinum
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The Philanthropinum was a reformist, progressive school in Dessau, Germany from 1774 to 1793. It was based on the principles of philanthropinism, an educational movement developed in the German-speaking area during the Age of Enlightenment.
Palais Dietrich, in Dessau, site of the original Philanthropinum
Palais Dietrich, in Dessau, site of the original Philanthropinum