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.
14-493: Schulthess is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess (1738–1815), Swiss educator and philanthropist Barbara Schulthess (1745–1818), Swiss Salonnière Edmund Schulthess (1868–1944), Swiss politician Walter Schulthess (1894–1971), Swiss conductor and composer Wilhelm Schulthess (1855–1917), Swiss internist and pediatrician [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
28-489: A merchant in the family baking and confectionary business aided the financial work. In addition, she taught the girls at Neuhof household skills and spinning. Although it was clear to her that the institution would never see financial success (through the farm or the work of the children), Pestalozzi-Schulthess continued to use her own wealth to support Neuhof until its eventual bankruptcy. Pestalozzi-Schulthess participated in her husband's later educational endeavours, including
42-483: A young man he took traveled across Germany, the Netherlands, and France to gain trading skills. Upon inheriting the family business, he expanded it into the spice and drug trades. He was known for his piety, and he attended the religious services of many different Christian sects and organizations to increase his religious knowledge. Pestalozzi-Schulthess' mother, Anna Holzhalb, was almost completely responsible for
56-651: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess was born into the Schulthess family, a wealthy and renowned merchant family which ran a bakery and Konditorei ( confectionery ) at the Rüdenplatz in Zürich . Pestalozzi-Schulthess' father, Hans Jakob Schulthess, held an important position the Zunft zur Saffran, Zürich's guild of merchants. As
70-417: The surname Schulthess . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schulthess&oldid=1086383531 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
84-623: The Economic Society ("Ökonomischen Gesellschaft"), which was influential beyond the Swiss borders. Albrecht von Haller was at one time the secretary and president of it, and in its long history it had contact with people like Carl Linnaeus , Voltaire , Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau , Jean-Marie Roland, vicomte de la Platière , Gaetano Filangieri , and Arthur Young . Members included Niklaus Emanuel Tscharner and Vincenz Bernhard Tscharner . Activities decreased around 1800, but
98-488: The letters. Schulthess married Pestalozzi on 30 September 1769 in Gebenstorf . Between 1767 and 1769, the two exchanged 468 letters, equivalent to over 650 pages. In 1770, Pestalozzi borrowed money to purchase 36 hectares of land near Birr to build Neuhof, an agricultural establishment designed as a model of the economic philosophy he had learned from Johann Rudolf Tschiffeli . The site was purposely chosen to be near
112-501: The meeting place of the Helvetic Society , but the land was unproductive and the farm failed financially in its second year. In 1774 Neuhof was converted to an industrial school for about 37 impoverished children and 13 impoverished adults. Pestalozzi-Schulthess was responsible for managing the housekeeping and the finances of the facility, the latter of which she greatly supported with her own family wealth. Her experience as
126-621: The orphanage in Stans and the school at Burgdorf. In 1807, she joined Pestalozzi's longest-lasting project, the institute at Yverdon , where she died in 1815. In 1813, two years before her death, she used her inheritance to rescue the institute financially, allowing it to continue teaching for another twelve years until its 1825 closure. Anna Schulthess-Pestalozzi and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi had one child, Hans Jakob Pestalozzi, nicknamed "Jean Jacques" or "Jacqui" after Jean-Jacques Rousseau . They had at least one grandchild, Gottlieb Pestalozzi, who
140-472: The running of the family business in addition to the household. Her responsibility for shopkeeping stemmed from her husband's guild responsibilities, which occupied him from 16:00 into the evening. In addition, she attended fairs and trade shows , a responsibility which usually fell on men. She was a shrewd businesswoman, which put her in conflict with her husband, and caused them to live separately for two years. Most importantly for Pestalozzi-Schulthess, Holzhalb
154-463: The sudden death of Johann Kaspar Bluntschli (nicknamed "Menalk"), a mutual friend, of a lung ailment. Menalk had a great impact on Pestalozzi, inspiring him to work hard for social and political progress, but was also a friend of Schulthess. The mutual sorrow after the death of Menalk started secret correspondence between Schulthess and Pestalozzi, which Schulthess maintained despite strong opposition from her parents by having her brother Kaspar transport
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#1732790391756168-687: Was able to complete the construction of the manor house at Neuhof after the deaths of his grandparents. Johann Rudolf Tschiffeli Johann Rudolf Tschiffeli (16 December 1716 - 15 January 1780) was a Swiss agronomist who founded the Economic Society of Berne in 1758. He was a wealthy merchant, economist and lawyer. Johann Rudolph Tschiffeli was born in Bern in 1716, in a patrician family. He spent much of his youth in Rheineck . His father, also named Johann Rudolpf Tschiffeli (1688 - 1747),
182-551: Was at first the General Secretary of Canton of St. Gallen and from 1734 on the Landvogt of Bern, when the family moved to Wangen an der Aare . After the death of his parents, Tschiffeli took over the care of his four younger siblings, and of his own household. In 1755 he became clerk at the superior marriage court, which position meant a steady income. He occupied this post until his death. In 1758, Tschiffeli formed
196-425: Was extremely strict with her children, refusing to acknowledge their independence as they matured. Holzhalb has been described as cold and emotionless, and still beat her daughter at 30 years of age. Anna Schulthess was born on 9 August 1738, to Hans Jakob Schulthess and Anna Holzhalb. She had five siblings, all younger brothers, with four siblings dying in childhood. She met Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi in 1767 after
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