author
Johannes Prüfer
1882–1947
Best known as a German educator and one of the 20th century’s important researchers on Friedrich Fröbel, he helped keep early-childhood education and family guidance in public view. His work connected scholarship with practical advice for parents and teachers.
1 Audiobook
Henriette Goldschmidt: Ihr Leben und ihr Schaffen
by Josephine Siebe, Johannes Prüfer
About the author
Born in Leipzig on September 4, 1882, Johannes Prüfer became a German educator and Fröbel researcher. He is closely associated with the study of Friedrich Fröbel’s ideas and with efforts to preserve and share that educational tradition.
Prüfer later lived in Bad Blankenburg, a place strongly linked with Fröbel’s legacy, and he died there on June 9, 1947. Reference works identify him as a pedagogue, and surviving records of his publications show his interest in parenting, teaching, and educational life beyond the classroom.
For readers today, Prüfer stands out as a figure who treated education as something living and practical: not just a subject for specialists, but a field that shaped family life, childhood, and everyday learning.