During the Age of Enlightenment, Menschlichkeit in German translated the concept humanitas of Cicero, a person with the qualities one would hope for in a friend or trusted colleague.
Die Menschenerziehung published in 1826 by Friedrich Froebel outlined his ideas for educating a “better human being”. His philosophy of human development provided the basis for a plan to implement these ideas.
One of the most important books on education ever written, it was translated into English by W.N. Hailmann in 1887.