Biography
He was born in Landolfshausen. He was a student at the University of Göttingen, later continuing his education in Berlin, Kiel, and Heidelberg. He was then a teacher in Barmen (from 1810), Düsseldorf (from 1814) and Münster (from 1818).
In 1830 he was appointed Oberschulrat (Director of Schools) by the Hanoverian government. In this role he introduced several reforms and standards to the curriculum, and he stressed the importance of subjects such as natural sciences, history and gymnastics.
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