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

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- Born
- 1854 · Munich.
- Died
- 1932 · Munich.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Bavaria · German Reich
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- 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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Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is pedagogy. Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich and Berlin. Employment is recorded with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Positions recorded include member of the Reichstag of the German Empire.
Die Entwickelung der zeichnerischen Begabung: neue Ergebnisse auf Grund neuer Untersuchungen / von Georg Kerschensteiner. Education for citizenship / prize essay by Georg Kerschensteiner; translated by A.J. Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner is recorded as pedagogue, writer, university teacher, politician and mathematician.
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1854
Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner born at Munich.
1932
Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner died at Munich.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Georg Kerschensteiner and Georg Michael Kerschensteiner. Kerschensteiner studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Kerschensteiner worked in pedagogy. Recorded position is member of the Reichstag of the German Empire.
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