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John Amos Comenius (born March 28, 1592, Nivnice, Moravia, Habsburg domain [now in Czech Republic]—died November 14, 1670, Amsterdam, Netherlands) was a Czech educational reformer and religious leader, remembered mainly for his innovations in methods of teaching, especially languages.
John Amos Comenius was a bishop of the Unity of the Brethren church that had its roots in the teaching of Czech reformer Jan Hus. One of his most famous theological works is the Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart .
John Amos Comenius, Czech Jan Amos Komenský, (born March 28, 1592, Nivnice, Moravia—died Nov. 15, 1670, Amsterdam, Neth.), Czech educational reformer and religious leader.
John Amos Comenius, also called Komensky, the Czech philosopher of education and theologian, was born in Uhersky Brod. Comenius was a member of the Community of the Moravian Brethren ( Unitas Fratrum ) and studied Protestant theology at the universities of Herborn and Heidelberg. Shortly after his return to Moravia, the Thirty Years' War broke out.
Jun 8, 2018 · The Moravian theologian and educational reformer John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) is often called the father of modern education. John Amos Comenius was born on Mar. 28, 1592, in southeastern Moravia. His early education was irregular.
John Amos Comenius - Education Reform, Moravian Bishop, Philosopher: The Peace of Westphalia (1648), which ended the Thirty Years’ War, was a blow to Comenius and other Czech exiles, who thereby lost their last hope of a restoration of ethnic and religious liberty in their homeland.
Nov 30, 2023 · John Amos Comenius was one of the greatest educational thinkers, social reformer, revolutionary leader, and humanist that Europe ever produced. Being raised as a Moravian bishop helped form his religious convictions through emphasizing moral and religious education (Glenn, 2018 ).
6 days ago · John Amos Comenius. (1592—1670) theologian and educationist. Quick Reference. (1592–1670), Moravian educational reformer, chiliast, and pansophist. He gained European fame in 1631 with the publication of Janua Linguarum Reserata, published in England as The Gates of Tongues Unlocked and Opened.
A prolific scholar on pedagogical, spiritual, and social reform, Johann Amos Comenius was born in the village of Nivnice in southeast Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic ), and became a minister in the Unity of Brethren church, a Protestant sect. Political and religious persecution during the Thirty Years' War (1618 – 1648) drove Comenius fr...
John Amos Comenius ( / kəˈmiːniəs /; Czech: Jan Amos Komenský; Polish: Jan Amos Komeński; German: Johann Amos Comenius; Latinized: Ioannes Amos Comenius; 28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a Moravian philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is considered the father of modern education.
