Educationalist and inventor of the kindergarten. Born Germany. Student of Pestalozzi. We first heard of Froebel when studying the great Frank Lloyd Wright whose mother, determined that baby Frank would grow up be an architect, used the 'Froebel Gifts' (wooden building blocks) for his home education. Wright later said "The maple wood blocks . . . are in my fingers to this day."
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Friedrich Froebel
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Frederick Craufurd Goodenough
Chairman of Barclays Bank, Ltd., chairman of the London Bankers Clearing House. With a group of friends founded Goodenough College. Born Calcutta, died in London.
1 memorial
Future Fund of the Republic of Austria
Subsidises projects which foster tolerance and mutual understanding of the sufferings caused by the Nazi regime on the territory of present-day Austria. Keeping alive the memory of the victims as a...
1 memorial
Reverend William Armstrong Buck, M.A.
STCG62 gives the history of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia in Sri Lanka. W. A. Buck arrived in September 1896 to be the Warden. "The Rev. W. A. Buck was educated at Merchant Taylors’ and won a C...
1 memorial
William Cawthorne Unwin
Civil and mechanical engineer.  Born Essex.  1900 he became the first London University professor of engineering. Died unmarried, at his home, 7 Palace Gate Mansions, 29 Palace Gate.
2 memorials
Royal Hospital School
The hospital was founded by King William III and Queen Mary II, and the school started in 1712. It was was nicknamed the 'Cradle of the Navy' because of its tradition of training future sailors. Th...
2 memorials
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