Karl Justus Blochmann [SEP] place of birth
Karl Justus Blochmann
Karl Justus Blochmann (19 February 1786, Reichstädt – 31 May 1855) was a German educator known for being among the first to introduce the "Pestalozzi method" of education into Saxony.
From 1805 he studied theology in Leipzig. In 1809 he relocated to Switzerland, where he spent eight years teaching classes at Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi's institute in Yverdon-les-Bains. Pestalozzi's educational philosophy had a profound influence on Blochmann that lasted throughout his lifetime.
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In 1819 he
1873.
Early life and background.
Born at Dresden on 8 January 1838, he was the son of Ernest Ehrenfried Blochmann, printer, and nephew of Karl Justus Blochmann. He was educated at the Kreuzschule and the University of Leipzig (1855), where he studied oriental languages under Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer, and then (1857) was in Paris.
Career.
In 1858 Blochmann came to England, intent on visiting India, and enlisted in the British Indian Army in 1858 as a private soldier. Soon