Abraham Lederer
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Abraham Lederer was a Czech-Hungarian educator and writer
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, Bohemia
. In 1840 he went to Prague
, where he studied at the Teachers' Seminary and at the university
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In 1853 he taught at Břeclav
, Moravia
and in 1854 he accepted the post of director of the Jewish school at Tata
, Hungary
, whence he was called to the Israelitische Musterschule in 1857, becoming in the following year director of the Israelitic Teachers' Seminary at Budapest.
Lederer contributed much to pedagogics in general, and to the training of Jewish teachers in Hungary in particular. He was the founder and organizer of the Jewish normal school ("Landes-Präparandie"), of the Jewish National Teachers' Association, of the national pedagogical museum, of the Women's Industrial Association, and of the vacation colony for children. In 1869 the government commissioned him to translate Hungarian text-books into German, and appointed him director of the state seminaries and a member of the supreme board of education.
Writer
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Life
He was born in LibochoviceLibochovice
Libochovice is a town in the Czech Republic. Libochovice is a small town with a population of about 3,469 . It is located next to the Ohře River and Hazmburk mountain.- People born in Libochovice:* Josef Kopta* Abraham Lederer...
, Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
. In 1840 he went to Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, where he studied at the Teachers' Seminary and at the university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
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In 1853 he taught at Břeclav
Breclav
Břeclav is a town in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, approximately 55 km southeast of Brno. It is located at the border with Lower Austria on the Dyje River. The nearest large town on Austrian territory is Hohenau an der March...
, Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
and in 1854 he accepted the post of director of the Jewish school at Tata
Tata, Hungary
Tata is a town in north-western Hungary, Komárom-Esztergom county, northwest from county seat Tatabánya.-Location:Tata is located in the valley between the Gerecse and Vértes Mountains, some from the Budapest, the capital. By the virtue of its location, the city is a railway and road junction...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, whence he was called to the Israelitische Musterschule in 1857, becoming in the following year director of the Israelitic Teachers' Seminary at Budapest.
Lederer contributed much to pedagogics in general, and to the training of Jewish teachers in Hungary in particular. He was the founder and organizer of the Jewish normal school ("Landes-Präparandie"), of the Jewish National Teachers' Association, of the national pedagogical museum, of the Women's Industrial Association, and of the vacation colony for children. In 1869 the government commissioned him to translate Hungarian text-books into German, and appointed him director of the state seminaries and a member of the supreme board of education.
Literary works
Of his works the following are noteworthy:- "Heimathskunde" (Pest, 1859)
- "Erziehungslehre für Israelitische Eltern und Lehrer" (ib. 1865)
- "Leitfaden und Lesebuch für Lehrer" (ib. 1870)
- "Methodischer Leitfaden zum Deutschen Sprachunterricht" (Budapest, 1873)
- "Társadalmi Pädagogia" (ib. 1885), on social pedagogics
- "Hires Emberek Ismertető Jelei" ("Charakteristiken Berühmter Männer," 1896)
- "A Testi Büntetés Lélektana" (1901), on the psychology of corporal punishment
- "Iskolai Kirándulás a Csillagos Egbe" (1903), a guide to instruction in astronomy in schools
External links
- http://mek.niif.hu/03600/03630/html/l/l13748.htm (Hungarian)
- http://www.austriaca.at/oebl_5/81.pdf (German)
- http://mek.niif.hu/00300/00355/html/ABC09006/09317.htm (Hungarian)