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Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner

Illustration — Kerschensteiner Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner (29 July 1854 in Munich – 15 January 1932 in Munich) was a German professor and educational theorist. He was director of public schools in Munich from 1895 to 1919 and became a professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 1920. The author of Theorie der Bildungsorganisation (1933), Kerschensteiner is primarily known for developing a pragmatic approach to education, which included the integration of academic study with physical activity and the establishment of a network of vocational schools.

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Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner

Georg Kerschensteiner (1854-1932), German educator

Anonymous photographer, not identified anywhere · Newspaper Lübecker Volksbote, 25 January 1932 issue · Public domain

Born
1854 · Munich.
Died
1932 · Munich.
Nationality
Kingdom of Bavaria · German Reich
Occupation
pedagogue · writer · university teacher · politician · mathematician
Fields
pedagogy
Education
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Languages
German

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Illustration — Kerschensteiner Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner (29 July 1854 in Munich – 15 January 1932 in Munich) was a German professor and educational theorist. He was director of public schools in Munich from 1895 to 1919 and became a professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 1920. The author of Theorie der Bildungsorganisation (1933), Kerschensteiner is primarily known for developing a pragmatic approach to education, which included the integration of academic study with physical activity and the establishment of a network of vocational schools.

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