Pestalozzian

English

Etymology

Pestalozzi +‎ -an

Adjective

Pestalozzian (comparative more Pestalozzian, superlative most Pestalozzian)

1. Relating to Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827), Swiss teacher, or especially his system of elementary education incorporating manual training

Derived terms

• Pestalozzianism

 

Translations

Translations

• Italian: pestalozziano
• Swedish: pestalozzisk

Noun

Pestalozzian (plural Pestalozzians)

1. An advocate or follower of Pestalozzi's system.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Pestalozzian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)