Maria Montessori
Italian physician and educator
Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori was an Italian physician and educator best known for her philosophy of education and her writing on scientific pedagogy. At an early age, Montessori enrolled in classes at an all-boys technical school, with hopes... Wikipedia
Born: August 31, 1870, Chiaravalle, Italy
Died: May 6, 1952 (age 81 years), Noordwijk, Netherlands
Education: Sapienza University of Rome (1893–1896), Sapienza University of Rome (1890–1892), Regio Istituto Tecnico Leonardo da Vinci (1886–1890), and more
Children: Mario Montessori Sr
Known for: Founder of the Montessori method of education
Parents: Alessandro Montessori and Renilde Stoppani