Friedrich Fröbel was born in Oberweißbach in 1782. His birth house (upper right corner) is today used as museum. His mother died when he was just nine months old and due to this incident he had a loveless childhood. In 1797 he began an apprenticeship as forester, but already left it in 1799 to study mathematics and botany in Jena. He then worked in various caring and educating professions and also went to war against Napoleon. In 1816 he founded the German General Education Institute in Griesheim, which he moved to Keilhau one year later. It is said that Fröbel invented the term "Kindergarten" at a place now known as Fröbel's view near Keilhau (lower right corner). In 1818 he married for the first time. In 1840 he opened the World's first kindergarten in Bad Blankenburg. He later trained kindergarten teachers and also invented more games and songs. He died in 1852 in Schweina.
The card shows also the Fröbelkindergarten (upper left corner) and the Fröbel Museum (upper row middle) in Bad Blankenburg and the Fröbel Tower in Oberweißbach (lower left corner).
This special postmark is about the 175th anniversary of the opening of the first Kindergarten. It shows Friedrich Fröbel and the famous Fröbel Gifts ball, cylinder and dice. He realised the worth of games for the children's education and introduced the concept of free work. Activities in the first kindergarten were singing, dancing, gardening and playing with the Fröbel Gifts.
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