Adolph Diesterweg

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Friedrich Adolph Wilhelm Diesterweg (29 October 1790 in Siegen – 7 July 1866 in Berlin) was a German educator, thinker, and progressive liberal politician, who campaigned for the secularization of schools. He is said to be precursory to the reform of social pedagogy. Diesterweg is considered as "a teacher of teachers".

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