Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner

male, deceased (1925)
biodynamic agriculture, Anthroposophy, Esoteric Christianity, Austrian, Spiritual writer, anthroposophist…waldorf education
Rudolf Steiner, born in Donji Kraljevec, Croatia, was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, educator, artist, playwright, social thinker, and...
John Dewey

John Dewey

male, deceased (1952)
The School and Society, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Studies in Logical Theory, Thought and its Subject-Matter, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools…Alternativeeducation
John Dewey (October 20, 1859 - June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, whose thoughts and ideas have...
Paulo Freire

Paulo Freire

male, deceased (1997)
Youth empowerment individuals, from Campinas, São Paulo, popular education, State University of Campinas, sao paulo, Brazilian…Alternativeeducation, Recipient of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
Paulo Freire (Recife, Brazil September 19, 1921 - São Paulo, Brazil May 2, 1997) was a Brazilian educator and is a highly influential theorist of e...
A. S. Neill

A. S. Neill

male, deceased (1973)
Youth empowerment individuals, summerhill school, Educational psychologist, Educationist, Alternativeeducation, Scottish…progressive education
Alexander Sutherland Neill (October 17, 1883 - September 23, 1973) was a Scottish progressive educator, author and founder of Summerhill school. He...
Ivan Illich

Ivan Illich

male, deceased (2002)
anarchist, laicized Roman Catholic priest, bremen, Humanist, Pennsylvania State University faculty, Alternativeeducation
Ivan Illich (Vienna, September 4,1926 - Bremen, December 2,2002) was an Austrian philosopher and anarchist social critic, whose polemics on various...
Neil Postman

Neil Postman

male, deceased (2003) (New Jersey, United States)
amusing ourselves to death, Television studies, from New York City, Youth rights individuals, Academic, Essayist…Alternativeeducation, Ph.D. in Education, The Steinhardt School of Education
Neil Postman (March 8, 1931 - October 5, 2003) was an American professor, media theorist, and cultural critic who is best known by the general...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

male, deceased (1778)
French, philosopher, Autobiographer, Roman Catholic, Alternativeeducation, philosophes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778) was a Genevan philosopher of the Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French...
Wendy Priesnitz

Wendy Priesnitz

female
Canadian, Natural Life, green business, Life Learning Magazine, Who's Who of Canadian Women, The Canadian Alliance of Home Schoolers…Alternativeeducation
Wendy Priesnitz is a Canadian alternative education and environmental advocate. She was leader of the Green Party of Canada from July 1996 to...

Daniel Greenberg

male
tax resister, American, Alternativeeducation, academia, MetroWest Daily News, Sudbury Valley School
Daniel Greenberg (born c. 1934) is a founding member of the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts. Beyond his accomplishments in...

Herbert Kohl

male
Harlem, Harvard University, A Call to Character A Family Treasury, University of Oxford, Alternativeeducation, American…education reform
Herbert Kohl is an educator best known for his advocacy of progressive alternative education and as the acclaimed author of more than thirty books...