JOHN AMOS COMENIUS

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 3/28/1592     Death: 11/15/1670

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

John Amos Comenius was a 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.

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

John Amos Comenius was intellectually unique and groundbreaking for his pioneering work in modern education and his advocacy for universal education. His book Didactica Magna laid the foundation for educational theory and practice, emphasizing the importance of accessible and comprehensive learning for all. Comenius's impact as an educator and theologian extended across Protestant Europe, where he advised governments and led schools, shaping the future of educational philosophy and practice.

FAMOUS QUOTE

Aristoteles hominis animum comparavit tabulae rasae, cui nihil inscriptum sit, inscribi tamen omnia possint. … Hoc interest, quod in tabula lineas ducere non licet, nisi quousque margo permittat: in mente usque et usque scribendo, et sculpendo, terminum nusquam invenies quia (ut ante monitum) interminabilis est.Aristotle compared the mind of man to a blank tablet on which nothing was written, but on which all things could be engraved. … There is, however, this difference, that on the tablet the writing is limited by space, while in the case of the mind, you may continually go on writing and engraving without finding any boundary, because, as has already been shown, the mind is without limit.The Great Didactic(Didactica Magna) (Amsterdam, 1657) [written 1627–38], as translated by M. W. Keatinge (1896).Cf.Aristotle,De anima, III, 4, 430a: d???µe? d' ??t?? ?spe? ?? ??aµµate?? ? µ???? ???p???e? ??te?e?e?? ?e??aµµ????· ?pe? s?µßa??e? ?p? t?? ???.

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