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Pestalozzi

Pestalozzi is the surname of an Italian family originally based in Gravedona and Chiavenna who settled in Switzerland during the Counter-Reformation. Members of this family include:

  • Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827), Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer
  • Max Pestalozzi (1857–1925), Swiss chess master
  • Hans A. Pestalozzi (1929–2004), Swiss social critic