Hermann, Johann R. von#
b. Nahy Ujezdec nad Plana (Czech Republic), Nov. 17, 1800, d. Vienna, July 17, 1890, educationalist. 1850-1854 inspector of primary schools in Styria, 1863-1867 member of the Council of Education. Rendered outstanding services for the improvement of teaching materials (inventor of type case, 1845; "Deutsches Lesebuch" - German textbook, 1859) and of the didactics of elementary teaching.
Literature#
R. Lorenz, Vom Lebensweg eines alt-oe. Schulmannes: J. H., in: Erziehung und Unterricht, 1954.