Pes·ta·loz·zi 
(pĕs′tə-lŏtsē, -tä-lōt-), Johann Heinrich 1746-1827.
(pĕs′tə-lŏtsē, -tä-lōt-), Johann Heinrich 1746-1827. Swiss educational reformer whose teaching theories, based on respect and attention to the individual, laid the foundation for the reform of education in the 1800s.