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John Amos Comenius

1592–1670 · 17th century · Also known as Jan Amos Komenský, Comenius

John Amos Comenius was a Czech philosopher, educator and the last bishop of the Unity of the Brethren. Driven into exile after the Battle of White Mountain, he lived in Poland, Sweden, England and finally Amsterdam. His books, among them the illustrated "Orbis Pictus" and the "Great Didactic", argued for universal education and made him a founder of modern teaching.

John Amos Comenius
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