Vienna in Innenstadt, Wien, Austria

Dr. Otto Willmann

By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2017

1. Dr. Otto Willmann Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In diesem Haus
wohnte und wirkte von 1868-1872 als
Lehrer am Wiener Pädagogium

Universitätsprofessor
Dr. Otto Willmann
Geb. 24. April 1839 zu Lissa - Posen
Gest. 1 Juli 1920 in Leitmeritz - Böhmen

[English translation:]
In this building from 1868 to 1872 Professor Otto Willman lived and worked as a teacher at the Vienna Paedagogium.

Born April 24, 1839 in Leszno, Poland (then Prussia)
Died July 1, 1920 in Litoměřice, Czech Republic (then Bohemia, part of the Austrian Empire)

Location. 48° 12.206′ N, 16° 22.487′ E. Marker is in Vienna, Wien, in Innenstadt. Marker is at the intersection of Fichtegasse and Hegelgasse on Fichtegasse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fichtegasse 3, Vienna, Wien 1010, Austria.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kurt Gödel (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Professor Friedrich Hacker (about 120 meters

Dr. Otto Willmann Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2017

2. Dr. Otto Willmann Marker - Wide View

The marker is visible here in the middle of the building, which is currently the Bundes-Oberstufenrealgymnasium (national advanced academics high school).

away); Feng Shan Ho (about 210 meters away); Ludwig Hevesi (about 210 meters away); Palais Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor / Palace of Archduke Ludwig Viktor (about 210 meters away); Ferenc Rákóczi (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Lise Meitner (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Erwin Schrödinger (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vienna.

Also see . . . Otto Willmann (Wikipedia, in German). ...From 1872 he taught at the German University of Prague. He was a representative of the philosophy of Johann Friedrich Herbart. Willmann was probably the most important pedagogue of the Austrian Empire. He sought a philosophical foundation for pedagogy. His whole body of work has encyclopedic dimensions and treats subjects far from pedagogy.... (Submitted on October 3, 2017.)

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