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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

He showed how the theories of Comenius and Rousseau could be applied.

From History of Education by Seeley, Levi

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