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Johann Julius Hecker

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In 1747 he founded the first Realschule, the "Economic-mathematical Realschule" in Berlin, in which young people who were not suited for a traditional classical education could obtain a practical education to prepare them for careers in fields such as business, manufacturing, and the fine arts. The
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Hecker's educational work was a major influence on the formulation of Prussia's first general school law, issued by Frederick II in 1763, which formed the basis for a system of state-supported
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that Hecker delivered in 1738 so impressed Frederick William that he appointed Hecker to be the first pastor of the new
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school emphasized visual and hands-on instruction, including visits to factories and artisans' workshops, instead of
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for education of the local populace. The schools were initially financed from Hecker's personal funds, a school
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In his role as pastor of Trinity Church, Hecker started six four-class
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Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg alumni
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Schlossinsel
Berlin-Köpenick
Realschule
educators
Werden
Prussia
theology
pietism
August Hermann Francke
gymnasium
Essen
University of Halle
Francke Pädagogium
Latin
Greek
Hebrew
German
history
arithmetic
botany
anatomy
physiology
chemistry
Frederick William I
pastor
Militärwaisenhaus
de
Potsdam
sermon

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