Georg Kerschensteiner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Kerschensteiner

German educational theorist

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1854

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Jan-1932

Profession: writer, teacher, politician, pedagogue, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner (July 29, 1854 in München – January 15, 1932 in München) was a German professor and educational theorist.
He was director of public schools in Munich from 1895 to 1919 and became a professor at the University of Munich in 1920.
The author of Theorie der Bildungsorganisation (1933), Kerschensteiner is primarily known for developing a pragmatic approach to education that included the integration of academic study with physical activity and the establishment of a network of vocational schools.