SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
1746 - 1827
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈhaɪnrɪç pɛstaˈlɔtsiː] , Italian: [pestaˈlɔttsi]; 12 January 1746 – 17 February 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach. He founded several educational institutions both in German- and French-speaking regions of Switzerland and wrote many works explaining his revolutionary modern principles of education. His motto was "Learning by head, hand and heart". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi has received more than 695,817 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi is the 11th most popular social activist (up from 12th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Switzerland and the 2nd most popular Swiss Social Activist.
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was an educational reformer and philosopher who is most famous for his work in teaching children to read.
Memorability Metrics
700k
Page Views (PV)
76.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
62
Languages Editions (L)
13.98
Effective Languages (L*)
2.47
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 11 out of 840. Before him are Eleanor Roosevelt, Jan Hus, Rosa Luxemburg, Henry Dunant, Mother Teresa, and Helen Keller. After him are Martin Luther King Jr., Jean-Paul Marat, Claus von Stauffenberg, Aung San Suu Kyi, Jane Addams, and Nicholas Winton.
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HPI: 82.40
Rank: 5
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HPI: 80.66
Rank: 6
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HPI: 80.46
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Mother Teresa
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HPI: 80.11
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Helen Keller
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HPI: 77.53
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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 11
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HPI: 76.60
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HPI: 75.87
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HPI: 75.10
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HPI: 75.00
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Jane Addams
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HPI: 74.93
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Nicholas Winton
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HPI: 74.84
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1746, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 2. Before him is Francisco Goya. After him are Carlo Buonaparte, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Gaspard Monge, Gustav III of Sweden, Giuseppe Piazzi, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Maurice Benyovszky, William Jones, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, and Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville. Among people deceased in 1827, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 4. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven, Alessandro Volta, and Pierre-Simon Laplace. After him are William Blake, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Augustin-Jean Fresnel, Wilhelm Hauff, Maria Theresa of Austria, George Canning, Ugo Foscolo, and Ernst Chladni.
Others Born in 1746
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Goya
PAINTER
1746 - 1828
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 1
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 2
Carlo Buonaparte
LAWYER
1746 - 1785
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 3
Tadeusz Kościuszko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1817
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 4
Gaspard Monge
MATHEMATICIAN
1746 - 1818
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 5
Gustav III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1792
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 6
Giuseppe Piazzi
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1826
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 7
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1804
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 8
Maurice Benyovszky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1786
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 9
William Jones
LINGUIST
1746 - 1794
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 10
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
COMPANION
1746 - 1813
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 11
Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1795
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1827
Go to all RankingsLudwig van Beethoven
COMPOSER
1770 - 1827
HPI: 94.62
Rank: 1
Alessandro Volta
PHYSICIST
1745 - 1827
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 2
Pierre-Simon Laplace
MATHEMATICIAN
1749 - 1827
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 3
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 4
William Blake
WRITER
1757 - 1827
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 5
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1827
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 6
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
PHYSICIST
1788 - 1827
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Hauff
WRITER
1802 - 1827
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 8
Maria Theresa of Austria
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1827
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 9
George Canning
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1827
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 10
Ugo Foscolo
WRITER
1778 - 1827
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 11
Ernst Chladni
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1827
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 12
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 9 out of 1,015. Before him are Le Corbusier (1887), Paracelsus (1493), Henry Dunant (1828), Carl Jung (1875), Jean Piaget (1896), and Ferdinand de Saussure (1857). After him are Sepp Blatter (1936), Huldrych Zwingli (1484), Jean-Paul Marat (1743), Paul Klee (1879), Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945), and Charles Albert Gobat (1843).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsLe Corbusier
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1965
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 3
Paracelsus
PHYSICIAN
1493 - 1541
HPI: 81.72
Rank: 4
Henry Dunant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 5
Carl Jung
PSYCHOLOGIST
1875 - 1961
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 6
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 7
Ferdinand de Saussure
LINGUIST
1857 - 1913
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 8
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 9
Sepp Blatter
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 10
Huldrych Zwingli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1484 - 1531
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 11
Jean-Paul Marat
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1793
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 12
Paul Klee
PAINTER
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 13
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 14
Charles Albert Gobat
LAWYER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 15
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Switzerland
Among social activists born in Switzerland, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ranks 2. Before him are Henry Dunant (1828). After him are Jean-Paul Marat (1743), Élie Ducommun (1833), Jean Ziegler (1934), Gustave Moynier (1826), Felix Manz (1498), Hector Hodler (1887), and Bruno Manser (1954).
Henry Dunant
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 1
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 2
Jean-Paul Marat
1743 - 1793
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 3
Élie Ducommun
1833 - 1906
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 4
Jean Ziegler
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5
Gustave Moynier
1826 - 1910
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 6
Felix Manz
1498 - 1527
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 7
Hector Hodler
1887 - 1920
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 8
Bruno Manser
1954 - 2005
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 9