Parents Cornelis Ligthart Name Jan Ligthart | Spouse(s) Marie Cachet | |
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Died February 16, 1916, Laag-Soeren, Netherlands | ||
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Jan Ligthart (11 January 1859 - 16 February 1916) was a Dutch teacher and philosopher. He became known for his innovative educational methods and the modernisation of the Dutch education system. He wrote many articles and books about education.
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- IND259 Questions Jan Ligthart school Netherlands
- Nieuw sporttenue IKC Jan Ligthart
- Biography
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Nieuw sporttenue IKC Jan Ligthart.
Biography
Jan Ligthart was born on 11 January 1859 in Amsterdam, in the Jordaan district. His father Cornelis Ligthart, was a carpenter and grocer, who suffered from epileptic seizures. His mother Anna van Spall, daughter of a pastor, came from Klundert. Both of his parents died during his childhood. Ligthart graduated from the Reformed Christian college of Bloemgracht. Afterwards he worked in several schools as a teacher. In 1886, he married Marie Cachet, with whom he had three children, two daughters and one son. Due to his illnesses he was put in a sanatorium. On 16 February 1916 he died after falling in a canal and drowning.
