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Johannes Sturm

1507–1589 · 16th century

Johannes Sturm was a German humanist and educator who founded the Protestant Gymnasium of Strasbourg in 1538 and directed it for more than 40 years. His curriculum, based on classical Latin, eloquence and piety, became a model for Protestant grammar schools across Europe, and his school was raised to an academy in 1566.

Johannes Sturm
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Free Imperial City of Strasbourg

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