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Friedrich Eberhard von Rochow
1734-10-11 – 1805-05-16
Life & Legacy
Friedrich Eberhard von Rochow (11 October 1734 - 16 May 1805) was a Prussian landowner and educator during the German Enlightenment, most notable for his philanthropic school reforms.
He came from a noble family, originally from Switzerland and first documented in 927, which had come to Brandenburg in the 11th century to fight the Wends and settled in what became the Margraviate of Brandenburg. The first estate they acquired in the Margraviate was Rochow.
Occupation & Career
pedagogue, writer, canon
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q100624 — wikidata View source
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