Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1870-08-31

Death 1952-05-06

Nationality: Italians,

Language: Italian,

Biographical notes:

Physician and educator.

From the description of Maria Montessori lectures, 1913-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070542

Biographical Note

1870, Aug. 31 Born, Chiaravalle, Italy 1886 1890 Attended Regio Instituto Tecnico Leonardo da Vinci, Rome, Italy 1896 Graduated, medical program, University of Rome, Rome, Italy 1897 Joined the staff at the University of Rome, Rome, Italy, as a volunteer 1900 Directed school for challenged youth, Rome, Italy 1904 1906 Professor of anthropology, University of Rome, Rome, Italy circa 1906 Started Casa dei Bambini, "Children's House," in San Lorenzo district, Rome, Italy 1913 Visited the United States 1922 Appointed government inspector of schools in Italy 1929 Founded Association Montessori International, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1934 Forced to leave Italy 1938 Opened Montessori Training Center, Laren, Netherlands 1947 Founded Montessori Center, London, England 1952, May 6 Died, Noordwijk, Netherlands

From the guide to the Maria Montessori Lectures, 1913-1917, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)