Occupation: Educator Nationality: Italian

Why famous: Founder of the Montessori education method.

Born: August 31, 1870 Place of Birth: Marchi Ciaravale, Italy Star Number: Virgo

Died: May 6, 1952 (81 years old) Reason: Cerebral hemorrhage in Maria Montessori’s life 1907-01-06 Maria Montessori opened her first (Montessori) school in Rome, quoting Maria Montessori’s famous saying “Never Help your child accomplish tasks he believes he can succeed at.” Share on Twitter Italian Celebrities Albert Anastasia Aldo Moro Alessandro Volta Amedeo Avogadro Amerigo Vespucci Andrea Bo Cherry