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Comenius

American  
[kuh-mee-nee-uhs] / kəˈmi ni əs /

noun

  1. John Amos Jan Amos Komenský, 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.


Comenius British  
/ kəˈmeɪnɪəs /

noun

  1. John Amos, Czech name Jan Amos Komensky. 1592–1670, Czech educational reformer

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Pavol Prokop, a behavioral ecologist at Comenius University in Bratislava and Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, has extensively studied the evolution of the human body.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2023

“When the situation stabilizes, we should establish programs for research and education at local universities,” says Daniel Jablonski, a zoologist at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, who intends to visit Afghanistan “soon” to study biodiversity.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 20, 2021

“She wasn’t perceived as a politician,” Pavol Babos, a political scientist at Comenius University, in Bratislava, told the Wall Street Journal.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 4, 2019

Across town, at the journalism faculty of Bratislava's Comenius University, the first class of the spring semester starts with a minute's silence for the pair.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2019

Montaigne, Ratke, and Bacon had previously taught many of the fundamental truths which Comenius merely amplified and brought to practical fruition, and he himself acknowledged the influence of the last two men upon him.

From History of Education by Seeley, Levi