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When was the teacher seminary in Halle established?
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August Hermann Francke established two teachers' seminaries in Halleāthe seminarium praeceptorum and the seminarium selectumāto address a lack of suitable teachers for his schools. A formal seminary or normal school for teacher preparation was subsequently set up in Halle in 1706.12