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3/21/2015

Maria Montessori ­ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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


References: Flaherty, T. "Maria montessori(1870–1952)" (http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/montessori.html). Women 's Intellectual Contributions to the Hainstock, Elizabeth (1978). The Essential Montessori. New York: The New American Library. Kramer, Rita (1976). Maria Montessori. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 60. ISBN 0­ 201­09227­1. Lillard, Angeline (2005). Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0­19­516868­2. Lillard, Paula Polk (1972). Montessori: A Modern Approach. New York: Schocken Books. Lillard, Paula Polk (1996). Montessori Today. New York: Schocken Books. Montessori, Maria (1948). The Discovery of the Child. Madras: Kalkshetra Publications Press. Montessori, Maria (1949). The Absorbent Mind. Madras: Theosophical Publishing House. Montessori, Maria (1914). Dr. Montessori 's Own Handbook. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Montessori, Maria (1912). The Montessori Method. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Montessori, Maria (1936). The Secret of Childhood. New York: Longmans, Green. Standing, E.M. (1957). Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work. New York: Plume. ISBN 0­452­ 26090­6. Trabalzini, Paola (Spring 2011). "Maria Montessori Through the Seasons of the Method". The NAMTA Journal 36 (2). Photos of Maria Montessori (1913–1951) (http://montessoricentenary.org/photos/index.html) Works by Maria Montessori (http://www.gutenberg.org/author/Montessori,+Maria) at Project 1952%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Maria%20Montessori%22%29) at Internet Archive Works by Maria Montessori (http://librivox.org/author/2454) at LibriVox (public domain
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