Comenius on a Czechoslovak 20 koruna banknote

Jan Amos Komenský (Latinized Comenius) (March 28, 1592, in Moravia (now the Czech Republic) – November 15, 1670, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) was a Czech teacher, scientist, educator and writer, known as teacher of nations. He was a Moravian protestant bishop, a religious refugee, a great European and a believer in non-violence. Comenius on a 20 KCS bill. ... Comenius on a 20 KCS bill. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: ÄŒeskoslovensko, Slovak: ÄŒesko-Slovensko/before 1990 ÄŒeskoslovensko, German: Tschechoslowakei) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... The Koruna (English translation Crown) is the currency used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: Mähren, Polish: Morawy, Hungarian: Morvaország) is an historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill, including learning and thinking skills. ... This article is about the profession. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... The Unity of the Brethren (Czech Jednota bratrská also known under the Latin name as Unitas Fratrum. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a set of assumptions about morality, power and conflict that leads its proponents to reject the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political goals. ...

Life and work

Comenius on relief at school building in Dolany (Czech Republic).

The birthplace of Comenius is not known. There are three possible locations: Komňa, Nivnice, or Uherský Brod in Moravia (now Czech Republic). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1954x1090, 279 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Comenius ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1954x1090, 279 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Comenius ... In the art of sculpture, a relief is an artwork where a modelled form projects out of a flat background. ... Location Uhersky Brod Uherský Brod is a town situated in the south-east of Moravia (Czech: Morava). ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: Mähren, Polish: Morawy, Hungarian: Morvaország) is an historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ...

• Komňa is a small village where his parents lived and where he takes his name from. (Czech: Komňa => Komenský; Comenius is a latinised form).
• Nivnice is a village where he spent his childhood and the most likely birthplace.
• Uherský Brod is a town where he moved during his childhood. There is a museum devoted to him.

He studied at Herborn in Hesse and at Heidelberg. He was greatly influenced by the Irish Jesuit William Bathe, who wrote Janua Linguaram (The Messe of Tongues) as well as his teachers Johann Piscator, Heinrich Gutberleth and particularly Heinrich Alsted. The Herborn school held the principle that every theory has to be functional in practical use, therefore has to be didactic, ie morally instructive. Herborn is a little town in the Lahn-Dill district, Hessen, Germany. ... With an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants, Hesse (German: Hessen) is one of Germanys sixteen federal states (Bundesländer). ... Map of Germany showing Heidelberg Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...

Comenius became a pastor at age 24 and led the Brethren into exile when the protestants were persecuted under the counter-reformation. Comenius lived and worked in many different countries in Europe, among them Sweden, Poland, Transylvania, Germany, Prussia, England, Netherlands and Royal Hungary. Comenius took refuge in Leszno, where he lead the gymnasium, then to Sweden to work with Queen Christina and the chancellor Oxenstierna. From 1642-1648 he went to Elbląg in Poland, then to England with the aid of Samuel Hartlib, who came originally from Elbląg. Comenius went to Leszno again and during Swedish aggression in 1655 declared his support for the protestant Swedish side, for which his house, his manuscripts and the school's printing press were burned down by Polish partisans in 1656. From there he took refuge in Amsterdam, where he died in 1670. Among the interesting facts surrounding Comenius' life includes his being considered a father of modern education and being asked to be the first President of Harvard University. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen, Serbian: Трансилванија / Transilvanija, Bulgarian: Трансилвания (Transilvaniya) or Седмоградско (Sedmogradsko), Седмиградско (Sedmigradsko), Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or Transylvánia, Polish: Siedmiogród) forms the western and central parts of Romania. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Royal Hungary was the official name of the territory of present-day Slovakia, Burgenland, western Croatia and small adjacent territories between c. ... Coat of Arms of Leszno Leszno (pronunciation) is a town in central Poland with 63,300 inhabitants (2001). ... Christina (1626-1689) or Kristina, later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometime Count Dohna, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654, was the daughter of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... // Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... Motto: none Voivodship Warmia-Masuria Municipal government Rada Miejska w Elblągu Mayor Henryk Słonina Area 83,32 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 130. ... Samuel Hartlieb (Elbląg, Poland c. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ...

His book, Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart, is actually a reflection of his life experience and is definitely worth reading. Comenius and studies into his life and teachings have come to light since the fall of the Iron Curtain.

One of his daughters, Elisabeth, married Peter Figulus from Gdańsk. Their son, Daniel Ernest Jablonski, Comenius's grandson, later went to Berlin, where he became the highest official pastor at the court of Brandenburg - Prussia's Frederick I. There he was aided by count Ludwig von Zinzendorf. Zinzendorf was the first successor to Comenius as bishop in the renewed Moravian Brethren society. For alternative meanings of Gdańsk and Danzig, see Gdansk (disambiguation) and Danzig (disambiguation) Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Gdańska Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 461 400 (2003) Ranked 6th 1 035 000 1761/km² Founded...   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city; down from 4. ... Surrounding but excluding the national capital Berlin, Brandenburg is one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). ... Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, (May 26, 1700 - May 9, 1760), German religious and social reformer, was born at Dresden. ... A Moravian is a Protestant belonging to a religious movement that originated in Moravia, Czech Republic. ...

Comenius was the author of numerous publications, such as Janua Linguarum Reserata (a new dutch translation of CFJ Antonides is coming), Orbis Pictus (World in Pictures) and the Protestant Hymn songbooks (Gesangbuch). Orbis Pictus, or Orbis Sensualium Pictus (The Visible World in Pictures) is a textbook for children by a Czech educator Jan Ámos Komenský. It is a kind of a childrens encyclopaedia and considered to be the first picture book intended for children. ...

In Sárospatak, Hungary there is a teacher's college named after him (the college now belongs to the University of Miskolc.) Sárospatak is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. ... Miskolc   listen? (IPA: , approximate pronunciaton: Mishkolts; in Slovak MiÅ¡kovec, in Polish Miszkolc) is a city in North-East Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. ...

March 28, the birthday of Comenius, is celebrated as Teacher's_Day in the Czech Republic. Teachers Day is a national holiday in some countries. ...

See also

• The Labyrinth Project
• Jan Amos Comenius Medal, a UNESCO decoration

The Labyrinth Project is an international project that is inspired by the book Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart, written by the 17th century Czech philosopher and teacher J. A. Comenius. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Bibliography

• Orbis Pictus
• Gesangbuch
• Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart

Orbis Pictus, or Orbis Sensualium Pictus (The Visible World in Pictures) is a textbook for children by a Czech educator Jan Ámos Komenský. It is a kind of a childrens encyclopaedia and considered to be the first picture book intended for children. ...

External link

• Comenius' biography
• J.A. Comenius Museum in Uherský Brod