Eleonore Heerwart

Eleonore Heerwart (24 February 1835 – 19 December 1911) was a German kindergarten teacher, educator and writer.

She spent nearly two decades, and played important role in advancing kindergarten system in these places.

[2] In London she was associated with the British and Foreign School Society, where she opened kindergarten training department.

She published number of essays and monographs to advance the idea of kindergarten and Fröbelian pedagogy.

She also enlisted American support to advance kindergarten system in Germany through different projects.