Editing August Hermann Francke (section)

==Legacy==
Francke's schools provided a prototype, which greatly influenced later German education, particularly [[women's education]].{{sfn|Latourette|1967|p=412}}
The Gynaeceum was followed by many Pietist [[girls school]]s in Germany, notably the Magdalenenstift in [[Altenburg]] and [[Johann Julius Hecker]]'s Royal Elisabeth School in Berlin in 1747.<ref name="James C. Albisetti"/> In the 18th century, it became common with so called Töchterschule ('daughters' schools') in German cities, supported by the [[merchant class]] who wished for their daughters to be given elementary schooling, as well as girls' schools known as [[Mädchenpensionat]]e.<ref name="James C. Albisetti"/> 

Through his and his colleagues influence upon the students, Halle became a centre from which Pietism became very widely diffused over Germany. Under Francke's influence, [[Christian missionary]] efforts were greatly enhanced,{{sfn|Latourette|1967|pp=46-47}} zeal was aroused and recruits for Christian missions were gained,{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=5}}{{sfn|Rouster|2000|p=28}} and Halle also became the centre for the [[Danish-Halle Mission]] to India.{{sfn|Lueker|Poellot|Jackson|2000}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Klosterberg|first=Brigitte|date=2020|title=The "Mission Archives" in the Archives of the Francke Foundations in Halle|url=https://www.projekt-mida.de/reflexicon/the-mission-archives-in-the-archives-of-the-francke-foundations-in-halle/|journal=MIDA Archival Reflexicon|pages=1}}</ref>