Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess

Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess
Born
Anna Schulthess

(1738-08-09)9 August 1738
Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Died11 December 1815(1815-12-11) (aged 77)
Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland
Occupation
  • Philanthropist
Spouse
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(m. 1769; died 1815)​
Children1

Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess (9 August 1738 – 11 December 1815) was a Swiss educator and philanthropist, wife of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, and financial administrator of the Pestalozzi-Institute. She funded the orphanages and schools of her husband, often being the only financial supporter of his projects.[1][2]

  1. ^ Widmer, Maya (17 September 2020). "Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  2. ^ Silber, Käte (1932). Anna Pestalozzi-Schultheß und der Frauenkreis um Pestalozzi. Berlin and Leipzig: De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783111564067. ISBN 9783111564067.