Famous Teachers

Teachers are inevitable part of our lives. They play a significant role in the formative years of our development, in one way or the other. When we are young, our teachers play the role of 'second parent', taking care of us and showing us the right path to success. When we grow older, they help us achieve our targeted goals and guide us in such a way that life's toughest challenges seem easier to accomplish. They prove to be the moral guide for us. They recognize the talents of their students, sharpen it, and give it the proper shape, which can prove productive.

Teacher's Day is dedicated to all those teachers, who have brought about untamed talents of their students and helped them in their overall development. A person becomes famous when he/she is exceptionally good in a particular field. Some teachers have also become well known in the world, for their unmatched achievements and dedication to the sacred profession of teaching. They have been the role models for those, who wish to take up teaching as their profession. The famous teachers committed themselves totally towards the development of their students. Go through our related section and learn all about the life of some of the famous teachers in the world.

Albert einstein
Some of the famous teachers of the world have set them as a role model by living the life of a whiz kid and making unparalleled contributions to the prosperity of humankind. Albert einstein is one such great personality, who is remembered for his works in the field of physical science.

Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher. A disciple of Plato, Aristotle is famous for his writings on a plethora of subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology. He held the distinction of being the creator of Western philosophy, in collaboration with Plato and Socrates.

Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist and philosopher. Ayn Rand's more famous novels include the following 'Atlas Shrugged', 'The Fountainhead', 'Anthem', 'We The Living'. Ayn Rand died on March 6, 1982, leaving behind the legacy of her brilliant work. She shot to fame with her best-selling novels and by developing a philosophical system called 'Objectivism'.

Confucius
Famous throughout the world as a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, Confucius laid great emphasis on personal and governmental morality. He believed in the rightness of social relationships, fairness and honesty. With time, his way of thought came to be developed into a system of philosophy, known as Confucianism, which had a deep influence on Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Vietnamese thought and life.

Galileo Galilee
An Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, Galileo Galilee is best known for his major role in the Scientific Revolution. An ardent supporter of Copernicanism, he brought about great improvements in the telescope as well as the consequent astronomical observations.

Sir Isaac Newton
One of the most renowned physicists of all times, Sir Isaac Newton is also credited as a great mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. Through his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, he laid down the groundwork for most of classical mechanics.

Pythagoras
Pythagoras is regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians that the world has seen till date. He is also credited with being a great mystic and scientist. He founded the religious movement called Pythagoreanism and also gave the world Pythagorean Theorem, which is used in mathematics till date.

Friedrich Froebel
Creator of the kindergarten system, 'Friedrich Froebel', is a famous German educationalist, who implemented revolutionary ideas to improve the educational system. He had a shattered and unhappy childhood, being neglected by his father and step-mother. He re-defined the concept of education and emphasized

Henry David Thoreau
One of America's most prominent writers, abolitionist, author of 'Disobedience' and the father of environmentalism, Henry David Thoreau was best known for his theological and philosophical writings. Out of his works, one of his biggest masterpieces was called, 'Walden'. A strong believer of the 'Transcendentalist movement', he wrote on a variety of subjects such

John Amos Comenius
''As the whole world is a school for the human race, so every individual's lifetime is a school from the cradle to the grave'' - these were the famed words of John Amos Comenius; one of the finest educational theorists, who was also a philosopher and theologian. Born into a Protestant family, Comenius had to witness a lot of wars/persecution in his country and as a result, witnessed

John Locke Biography
John Locke was an english philosopher and physician who is regarded as one of the most influential enlightenment thinkers. He followed Francis Bacon's tradition and became one of the first empiricists of Britain. His contributions to the social contact theory, epistemology and political philosophy are substantial. The works and writings of this great enlightenment thinker influenced