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Margarethe Schurz | |
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| Born | Margarethe Meyer August 27, 1833 Hamburg |
| Died | March 15, 1876 (aged 42) |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, homemaker |
| Known for | Founder of the first kindergarten in the United States |
Margarethe Meyer-Schurz (born Margarethe Meyer; also called Margaretha Meyer-Schurz or just Margarethe Schurz; 27 August 1833 – 15 March 1876) was a German-American woman who opened the first German-language kindergarten in the United States at Watertown, Wisconsin.