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Died May 17, 1788, Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
Johann Felbinger or John Felbinger (1724-1788) was German abbot, teacher in Silesia, minister in the Prussian government and Austrian school reformer.
Felbinger was an abbot, teacher in Silesia and minister in the government of Kingdom of Prussia under Frederick the Great. In 1774 Felbinger was invited to Vienna to recommend how to reform school system of Austrian Empire.
In 1774 Maria Theresa signed an edict for school reforms, based on which was based on Felbinger's recommendations. This school reforms were aimed to create a sense of national unity of the population of Austrian Empire and set higher education standards. In 1776 Felbinger and Ilyrian court deputation wrote the procedures for elementary schools for Orthodox children in Banat, which were published on both German and Serbian languages.