Caleb Gattegno
Egyptian mathematician and educator (1911–1988)
Caleb Gattegno (1911–1988) was an educator, psychologist, and mathematician. He is considered one of the most influential and prolific mathematics educators of the twentieth century.2
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Born Nov 11, 1911, died Jul 28, 1988.1
About
He is best known for introducing new approaches to teaching and learning mathematics (Visible & Tangible Math), foreign languages (The Silent Way) and reading (Words in Color). Gattegno also developed pedagogical materials for each of these approaches, and was the author of more than 120 books and hundreds of articles largely on the topics of education and human development.
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Companies
Early life and education
- 1932Aix-Marseille University (1896-1971)3
- 1937University of Basel Doctor; mathematics3
- 1951University of Lille Doctor; philosophy3 4
Gattegno was Jewish and was born November 11, 1911, in Alexandria, Egypt. His parents, Menachem Gattegno, a Spanish merchant, and his wife, Bchora, had nine children. Because of poverty, Gattegno and his siblings had to work starting from a young age. The future mathematician had no formal education until he started to learn on his own at the age of 14. He took external examinations when he was 20 years old and obtained a teaching license in physics and chemistry from the University of Marseille in Cairo.
He moved to England, where he became involved in teacher education and helped establish the Association of Teachers of Mathematics and the International Commission for the Study and Improvement of Mathematics Teaching. He taught at several universities including the University of Liverpool and the University of London.
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Career
Occupation: pedagogue, educator, mathematician.7
- 1968 to 1987Worked at Educational Solutions (United States)4 5
- 1957 to 1958Worked at United Nations4 5
- 1946 to 1957Worked at University of London4 5
- 1945 to 1946Worked at University of Liverpool4 5
- 1932 to 1936Worked at Lycée Français d'Alexandrie5
- Date not recordedFounded Educational Solutions (United States)6
Known for: Words in Colour, Silent Way.8
Personal life
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