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Definition of pestalozzi - 2 dictionary results

Pes⋅ta⋅loz⋅zi

[pes-tl-ot-see; It. pes-tah-lawt-tsee]
–noun
Johann Hein⋅rich [Ger. yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] , 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.

Pes⋅ta⋅loz⋅zi⋅an, adjective, noun
Pes⋅ta⋅loz⋅zi⋅an⋅ism, noun
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Pes·ta·loz·zi   (pěs'tə-lŏt'sē, -tä-lōt'-)   
Swiss educational reformer whose teaching theories, based on respect and attention to the individual, laid the foundation for the reform of education in the 19th century.
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