Dessau. The school opened in December 1774, its keynote being "everything according to nature". Rich and poor were to be educated together, the curriculum was practically-based and conducted in German (rather than Latin or Greek), handicrafts were taught, there was an emphasis on games and physical exercise, and school uniform was made simple and more comfortable. Although the school was open for only a relatively short time until 1793, its reforming influence proved to be considerable and inspired the founding of many similar institutions in Germany and abroad. Later life Basedow, unfortunately, was not disposed by nature or habit to succeed in an employment which required the greatest regularity, patience and attention; his temper was intractable, and his management of the Philanthropinum was one long quarrel with his colleagues. He resigned his directorship of the institution in 1778. Basedow Married Gertrude Elizabeth Hammer. He had many children including Christine Henriette Louise von Basedow (who died at birth), Antonie Luise Emilie von Basedow, Ludwig von Basedow, and Henriech Josias von Basedow </ref> Basedow died in Magdeburg in 1790. See also Philanthropinum Philanthropinism References Bibliography Books by Basedow: Philalethes: Neue Aussichten in die Wahrheiten und Religion der Vernunft bis in die Gränzen der glaubwürdigen Offenbarung (Iversen, 1764). 2 vols. Johann Bernhard Basedows bewiesene Grundsätze der reinen Mathematik: bd. Geometrie und etwas von dem unendlichen (Bey S. L. Crusius, 1774). Bernhards aus Nordalbingien (oder Basedows) Vermächtniss für die Gewissen (Gedruckt bey Heinrich Heybruch, 1774). Praktische Philosophie für alle Stände (Crusius, 1777). 2 vols. About Basedow and his work: Meier, Johann Christian. Johann Bernhard Basedow: Leben Charakter und Schriften (Hoffmann, 1791). 2 vols. Rathmann, Heinrich. Beiträge zur Lebensgeschichte Joh. Bernh. Basedows (Pansa, 1791) Lang, Ossian Herbert. Basedow, his educational work and principles (New York, Kellogg, 1891). Quick, Robert Hebert. Essays on educational reformers (New York D. Appleton, 1893) pp. 273-289. Diestelmann, Richard. Johann Bernhard Basedow (R. Voigtländer's Verlag, 1897). Swet, Kurt. Beiträge zur lebensgeschichte und pädagogik Joh. Bernh. Basedows (Zwickau, Druck von C. A. Günther nachfolger, 1898). Graves, Frank Pierrepont. Great Educators of Three Centuries. Their Work and Its Influence on Modern Education (Macmillan, 1912, ) p. 112 ff. Duggan, Stephen. A student's textbook in the history of education (New York, D. Appleton, 1916) pp. 216–9. Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson. Readings in the history of education (Boston, New York [etc.] Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920) pp. 436–9. Reble, A. Johann Bernhard Basedow'' (Schöningh, 1965). External links