Famous Educators, Notable Teachers, Posters & Prints “Bo...-”
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Barbara Bodichon
Kees Boeke

Aime Bonpland
Arna Bontemps

Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
b. 4-8-1827; England
d. 6-11-1891

Kees Boeke
b. 9-25-1884; The Netherlands
d. 7-3-1966

Kees Boeke, who trained as an architect, is best remembered as a Quaker missionary, WWI pacificist who was a cofounder of an organization that later evolved into War Resisters' International, and educator associated with Montessori methods.

In his 1957 essay/book Cosmic View he presents the universe from the galactic to the microscopic scale, and as the founder of “De werkplaats” (the workshop) school, he introduced his idea of sociocracy where students are co-responsible with teachers for their curriculum.

FYI -
• The Cosmic View was the inspiration of several films - Charles & Ray Eames' The Powers of Ten, Cosmic Zoom by the Canadian Film Board, and Cosmic Voyage.

Aimé Bonpland
b. 8-22-1773; France
d. 5-4-1858; Argentina

Aime Bonpland was a French army surgeon, explorer, botantist and professor of natural history who collected and classified plants in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. He was part of a Alexander von Humboldt expedition and imprisoned for ten years in Paraguay as an accused spy. A street in Buenos Aires and a crater on the moon are named for him, as well as many plants and animals.

• Measuring the World: A Novel

Arna Bontemps
b. 10-13-1902; Alexandria, LA
d. 6-4-1973 (heart attack)

Arna Bontemps, a poet and teacher, was a part of the Harlem Renaissance. He became the librarian at Fisk University and established African-American literature and culture as a goal of scholarly study by preserving and archiving the works of African-Americans.

• Black Thunder: Gabriel's Revolt: Virginia, 1800

Don Bosco
b. 8-16-1815; Italy
d. 1-31-1888

Catholic priest, educator and writer Don Bosco is remember as one who put into practice the convictions of his religion. He dedicated his life to the betterment and education of street children, juvenile delinquents, and other disadvantaged youth and employing teaching methods based on love rather than punishment, a method that is known as the preventive system. He was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934 and is popularly known as the Patron Saint of Magicians.

FYI - A dream Bosco had was inspiration for building the planned city of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.

Nadia Boulanger
b. 9-16-1887; Paris
d. 10-22-1979

Composer, conductor, and music professor Nadia Boulanger was an outstanding music educator at the highest level, teaching many of the most important composers and conductors of the 20th century.

• Nadia Boulanger: A Life in Music