Maria montessori early life

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    • Maria Montessori

    Italian pedagogue and physician (–)

    For the film, see Maria Montessori (film).

    Maria Montessori

    Portrait of Montessori, artist and date unknown

    Born

    Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori


    ()31 August

    Chiaravalle, Marche, Italy

    Died6 May () (aged&#;81)

    Noordwijk, Netherlands

    Resting placeNoordwijk, Netherlands
    EducationUniversity of Rome La Sapienza Medical School
    Occupations
    Known&#;forFounder of the Montessori method of education
    Children1

    Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori (MON-tiss-OR-ee, Italian:[maˈriːamontesˈsɔːri]; 31 August &#;– 6 May ) was an Italian physician and educator best known for her philosophy of education (the Montessori method) and her writing on scientific pedagogy. At an early age, Montessori enrolled in classes at an all-boys technical school, with hopes of becoming an engineer. She soon had a change of heart and began medical school at the Sapienza University of Rome, becoming