Abraham Lederer

Background

He was born in Libochovice, Bohemia.

Education

In 1840 he went to Prague, where he studied at the Teachers" Seminary and at the university.

Career

In 1853 he taught at Břeclav, Moravia and in 1854 he accepted the post of director of the Jewish school at Tata, Hungary, whence he was called to the Israelitische Musterschule in 1857, becoming in the following year director of the Israelitic Teachers" Seminary at Budapest. Lederer contributed much to pedagogics in general, and to the training of Jewish teachers in Hungary in particular.

Achievements

• He was the founder and organizer of the Jewish normal school ("Landes-Präparandie"), of the Jewish National Teachers" Association, of the national pedagogical museum, of the Women"s Industrial Association, and of the vacation colony for children.

Membership

In 1869 the government commissioned him to translate Hungarian text-books into German, and appointed him director of the state seminaries and a member of the supreme board of education.