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Maria Montessori
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Maria Tecla Artemesia Montessori (Italian pronunciation: [maˈria montesˈsɔri]; August 31, 1870 –
May 6, 1952) was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. Her educational method is in use today in some public and private schools throughout the world.

Maria Montessori

Contents
1 Life and career
1.1 Birth and family
1.2 1883–1896: Education
1.3 1896–1901: Early career and family
Born

Maria Tecla Artemesia Montessori
August 31, 1870
Chiaravalle, Marche, Italy

Died

May 6, 1952 (aged 81)
Noordwijk, South Holland,
Netherlands
Noordwijk, Netherlands

1.7 1915–1939: Further development of

Resting place Montessori education

Nationality Italian

1.8 1939–1946: Montessori in India

Education

1.4 1901–1906: Further studies
1.5 1906–1911: Casa dei Bambini and the spread of Montessori 's ideas
1.6 1909–1915: International recognition and growth of Montessori education 1.9 1946–1952: The last years
2 Educational philosophy and pedagogy

University of Rome La Sapienza
Medical School

Occupation Physician and educator
Known for

Founder of the Montessori method of education Religion

Catholic

2.4 Further development and

Children

Mario Montessori Sr.

Montessori education today

Signature

2.1 Early influences
2.2 Scientific pedagogy
2.3 Casa dei Bambini

3 Montessori method
4 Works
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Montessori

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Maria Montessori ­ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Life and career
Birth and family
Montessori was born on August 31, 1870 in Chiaravalle,
Italy. Her father, Alessandro Montessori, 33 years old at the time, was an official of the Ministry of Finance working in the local state­run tobacco factory. Her mother, Renilde
Stoppani, 25 years old, was well educated for the times

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