Johann Sturm on Education: The Reformation and Humanist Learning.

Renaissance Quarterly | March 22, 1998| | Copyright

While Philipp Melanchthon may carry the title Praeceptor Germaniae, the accolade would not look ill-fitting on Johann Sturm (1507-1589). If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the aroma surrounding this Strasbourg educator would be positively intoxicating. From that key city in the southwest corner of the Holy Roman Empire, Sturm's ideas ranged widely across northern Europe and England and touched people from throne rooms in capitals (e.g., Roger Ascham and Queen Elizabeth) to simple schools with great expectations. He embodied northern Christian humanism's efforts ...

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