Comenius
John Amos Jan Amos Komenský, 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.
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The aim of education, according to Comenius, is "to train generally all who are born to all that is human."
Cambridge Essays on Education | VariousHe was a reformer and philanthropist, and an advocate of the views of the educational reformer, Comenius.
In the darkest hours of national humiliation, the children of Hus and of Komensk (Comenius) did not despair.
Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule | VariousThe sketch showing the Jamestown blacksmith at work is based on a 1685 engraving by Johann Comenius.
A Pictorial Booklet on Early Jamestown Commodities and Industries | J. Paul HudsonComenius and his followers again confound knowledge with wisdom.
British Dictionary definitions for Comenius
/ (kəˈmeɪnɪəs) /
John Amos, Czech name Jan Amos Komensky. 1592–1670, Czech educational reformer
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