Pestalozzi Explained

Pestalozzi is the surname of an Italian family originally based in Gravedona and Chiavenna who settled in Switzerland during the Counter-Reformation. Members of this family include:

• Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746 - 1827), Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer
• Max Pestalozzi (1857 - 1925), Swiss chess master
• Hans A. Pestalozzi (1929 - 2004), Swiss social critic

See also

• Colegio Pestalozzi (disambiguation)
• Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach, Germany
• Pestalozzi-Stiftung Hamburg, Germany
• Kinderdorf Pestalozzi, Switzerland
• Pestalozzianum, Switzerland
• Pestalozzi International Village, United Kingdom