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John Amos Comenius

Type Figure Region Bohemia Time 1592–1670 Also known as Jan Amos Komenský、Comenius、夸美纽斯

John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), Bohemian educator and Moravian bishop, pioneer of pansophy and school reform, who wrote Didactica Magna in exile in L…

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  1. 1592–1628Fulnek · MoraviaBorn in Bohemia, he served as headmaster of a school at Fulnek and in 1621 was raised to bishop of the Brethren, persisting in educational reform and church ministry under the pressures of the religious wars.
  2. 1628–1650Leszno · PolandForced into exile by his anti-Habsburg stance, he lived long in Leszno, Poland, completing major works including Didactica Magna and Pansophia between 1641 and 1650, systematically setting out principles of universal education and sensory-based teaching.
  3. 1650–1670Amsterdam · NetherlandsAfter 1650 he traveled through England, Sweden, and the Netherlands, continuing to promote educational reform schemes and visions of church unity; he died in Amsterdam in 1670 and is hailed as one of the fathers of modern education.

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