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Johannes Sturm , 1507-89, German scholar and educator. He founded (1537) and directed for more than 40 years the Strasbourg Gymnasium. His system of graded readings and classes shaped the course of studies of European secondary schools. He wrote a number of Latin textbooks. The most important of his works on education was his Book on the Right Method of Founding Schools for Literary Education (1537).

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Sturm, Johannes (1507–89), Reformer and educationalist. Having become a Protestant under M. Bucer's influence, he moved from Paris to Strasbourg in 1537. Here he took an active part in furthering the Reformation. His interest in education did much to make the city one of the chief educational centres in Europe.

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