Casa dei Bambini school founder

• Educator Maria
• Influential teacher's remit soon involved taking the end of classes
• Teaching method
• Italian educator who developed a method of teaching mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-centered approach (1870-1952)
• Educator who appeared on the 1000 lire bill
• Perhaps most senior educationalist

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Montessori is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Maria Montessori (1870–1952), Italian physician, educator, philosopher and humanitarian Mario Montessori / Mario Montessori Sr. (1898–1982), Italian teacher

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1912, in reference to the system of education through free but guided play, devised 1907 by Italian educationist Maria Montessori (1870-1952).