Johann Baptist Graser

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Johann Baptist Graser
Bust of Johann Baptist Graser, next to the Graserschule in Bayreuth

Johann Baptist Graser (born July 11, 1766 in Eltmann ; †  February 28, 1841 in Bayreuth ) was a German educator and Roman Catholic priest .

Life

Graser was born on July 11, 1766 in Eltmann in the Lower Franconian district of Haßberge . Graser studied humanities with a focus on philosophy and education at the University of Bamberg from 1782 to 1786 and theology at the University of Würzburg from 1786 to 1790. He was ordained a priest on September 18, 1790. In 1804 he became professor of philosophy and education at the University of Landshut , the forerunner of today's Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . In 1810 he was appointed by Ludwig I as a district school councilor in Bayreuth. In 1825 he retired.

Graser became known for his reforms, especially in the Upper Franconian school system , with regard to teacher qualification and the introduction of modern teaching methods. He was an advisor to the Russian Tsar Alexander I as well as the Queen of England Victoria and even the President of the United States of America.

At that time he founded around 150 schools in Upper Franconia. He maintained a friendly relationship with the factory owner and councilor Christoph Friedrich Leers . The grass school in Bayreuth was named after him.

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SURNAME Graser, Johann Baptist
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educator and civil servant, Roman Catholic clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1766
PLACE OF BIRTH Eltmann , Lower Franconia district of Haßberge
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1841
Place of death Bayreuth