Editorial policy
Who we include, what counts as evidence, and how records are corrected.
Who we include
People who attended a Montessori school or program, at any age, and went on to do great things. Parents, guides, and supporters aren't alumni, though they may be contributors.
People whose research, scholarship, or published work shaped Montessori pedagogy or the field: researchers, philosophers, authors, founders, and trainers. Teaching alone isn't enough; at least one documented contribution is required. Someone can be both.
What counts as evidence
- Library authority records and the person's own publications
- Reliable published sources: interviews, articles, official biographies, school pages
- Wikipedia, when the article itself mentions Montessori
- The person's own posts and pages
- Personal knowledge, recorded as such
Unsourced "famous Montessori alumni" lists aren't evidence on their own. Many repeat each other, and several confuse parents or supporters with alumni.
Verification
- Confirmed
- Confirmed directly by the person, or by our maintainers.
- Reported
- Shared from personal knowledge or a self-published post; not yet independently checked.
- Unverified
- Widely listed, but we haven't found a reliable source yet. Know one? Suggest a correction.
- Verified
- A published source supports the Montessori connection.
Corrections and removals
- Corrections are made directly in the record.
- Duplicates are merged. The old identifier keeps working and points to the surviving record.
- Removal requests from the person, or their family, are honored. Identifiers are never reused.
Photos
The data is dedicated to the public domain under CC0, but profile photos come from many places and keep their original terms. Credits appear on each profile where we know them; photographers can ask for a credit or a removal.
The technical side — permanent identifiers, merges, and linked data — is in docs/authority.md.