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John Amos Comenius

John Amos Comenius
Language: English
Born: 1592-03-28 | Died: 1670-11-15

(28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is considered the father of modern education. He served as the last bishop of the Unity of the Brethren before becoming a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica Magna. As an educator and theologian, he led schools and advised governments across Protestant Europe through the middle of the seventeenth century.

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Hungarian

Johannes Amos Comenius

születési cseh nyelvén Jan Amos Komenský (Nivnice, 1592. március 28. – Amszterdam, 1670. november 15.) cseh pedagógus és író, „a nemzetek tanítója”. Ő tekinthető az első modern, haladó szellemiségű európai pedagógusnak. A cseh-morva testvérek püspöki tisztét is betöltötte.

Romanian

Comenius

Jan Amos Komenský (28 martie 1592, Uherský Brod, Moravia, Imperiul Habsburgic, azi în Cehia - 15 noiembrie 1670, Amsterdam, Țările de Jos) filosof, gramatician și pedagog ceh. Membru al sectei Frații Moravi, Comenius s-a ocupat întreaga viață de perfecționarea metodelor pedagogice. Opera sa îl face să fie considerat, în momentul de față, părintele educației moderne.

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