"In the late 1700s, a young man named Friedrich Froebel was on track to become
an architect when a friend convinced him to pursue a path toward education
instead. And in changing course, Froebel arguably ended up having more influence
on the world of architecture and design than any single architect -- all because
Friedrich Froebel created kindergarten. If you've ever looked at a piece of
abstract art or Modernist architecture and thought "my kindergartener could have
made that," well, that may be more true than you realize."
More about the influential German pedagogue in this fascinating post from 99%
Invisible.
