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Ligthart Jan
(1859—1916)
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Jan Ligthart was a Dutch teacher and philosopher. He became known for his innovational educational methods and the modernization of the Dutch education system. He wrote many articles and books regarding education.

Jan Ligthart was born on 11 January 1859 in Amsterdam, in the Jordaan district. His father Cornelis Ligthart, was a carpenter and grocer of, who suffered from epileptic seizures. His mother Anna van Spall, daughter of a pastor, came from Klundert. Both of his parents died during his childhood. Ligthart graduated from the Reformed Christian college of Bloemgracht. Afterwards he worked in several schools as a teacher. In 1886 he married Marie Cachet, with whom he had three children, two daughters and one son. Due to his illnesses he was put in a sanatorium. On 16 February 1916 he died after falling in a canal and drowning.

Netherlands, 2006, Pictures from Alphabet

Netherlands, 2006, Pictures from Alphabet