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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Born on January 12, 1746

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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ( pes-tuh-LOT-see; German:; Italian:; 12 January 1746 – 17 February 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach.

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