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Sep 23, 1829 Vogtland, Saxony, Germany Died on 15 May 1896 (aged 66)

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About Friedrich Dittes

  • Friedrich Dittes (23 September 1829 in Irfersgrün – 15 May 1896 in Pressbaum) was a German-Austrian educator, known for his reform efforts within the Austrian school system. He studied various subjects at the University of Leipzig, and in 1860 became sub-rector at a secondary school in Chemnitz.
  • In 1865 he was named director of the teacher's college in Gotha, then three years later relocated to Vienna as director of the Pedagogium (a training facility for teachers).He was a disciple of philosopher Friedrich Eduard Beneke, especially in regards to the latter's empirical approach to psychology and ethics.
  • He was also influenced by the past work of educationist Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and the contemporary teachings of Adolph Diesterweg.
  • As an educator, Dittes believed that a school system needed to be essentially free from external pressures that included the clergy.From 1868 to 1896 he was editor of the journal "Paedagogium : Monatsschrift für Erziehung und Unterricht".
  • The thoroughfare "Dittesgasse" in Währing (18th district of Vienna) is named in his honor.

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