# Maria Kiene

> Maria Kiene was a kindergarten teacher who became the head of child welfare with the German Caritas association. She founded or co-founded socially focused institutions within the Catholic Church and exercised a decisive influence on the church's approach to operating kindergartens and to child welfare more generally.

*German education pioneer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/maria-kiene

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1889-04-08
- **Died:** 1979-09-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Maria Kiene was a kindergarten teacher who became the head of child welfare with the German Caritas association. She founded or co-founded socially focused institutions within the Catholic Church and exercised a decisive influence on the church's approach to operating kindergartens and to child welfare more generally.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 29.5
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Maria Kiene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Kiene)
- [Maria Kiene](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Kiene)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1896022)

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