John Amos Comenius
Writer, Author
1592 – 1670
Who was John Amos Comenius?
John Amos Comenius was a Czech teacher, educator and writer. He served as the last bishop of Unity of the Brethren and became a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica Magna. He is considered the father of modern education. Comenius was the innovator who first introduced pictorial textbooks, written in native language instead of Latin, applied effective teaching based on the natural gradual growth from simple to more comprehensive concepts, supported lifelong learning and development of logical thinking by moving from dull memorization, presented and supported the idea of equal opportunity for impoverished children, opened doors to education for women, made instruction universal and practical. He lived and worked in many different countries in Europe, including Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Transylvania, the Holy Roman Empire, England, the Netherlands and Royal Hungary.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1592
Moravia - Also known as
- Jan Amos Komensky
- Johann Amos Comenius
- John Comenius
- Jan Amos Komenský
- Parents
- Spouses
- Magdaléna Vizovská
- Marie Dorota Cyrillová
( - 1648/08/26) - Jana Gajusová
(1649 - 1670/11/15)
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Czechs
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Profession
- Education
- Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
(1613 - 1614)
- Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
- Died
- Nov 15, 1670
Amsterdam
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on July 23, 2013
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