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Comenius, John Amos — (Jan Amos Komensky) ( 1592 1670 ) educator and Moravian Church leader John Comenius was born in 1592 in Nivnice, Moravia, in what is now the Czech Republic. He studied theology at Herborn and Heidelberg and became pastor of the Protestant… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Comenius, John Amos — Czech Jan Amos Komenský born March 28, 1592, Nivnice, Moravia died Nov. 15, 1670, Amsterdam, Neth. Czech educational reformer and religious leader. He favoured the learning of Latin to facilitate the study of European culture but emphasized… … Universalium
Comenius, John Amos — checo Jan Amos Komenský (28 mar. 1592, Nivnice, Moravia–15 nov. 1670, Amsterdam, Países Bajos). Reformador educacional y líder religioso de nacionalidad checa. Apoyó el aprendizaje del latín para facilitar el estudio de la cultura europea, pero… … Enciclopedia Universal
COMENIUS, JOHN AMOS — a Moravian educational reformer, particularly as regards the acquisition of languages in their connection with the things they denote; his two most famous books are his Janua Linguarum and his Orbis Sensualium Pictus ; his principle at bottom… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
John Amos Comenius — Komensky redirects here. For the town in Wisconsin, US, see Komensky, Wisconsin. John Amos Comenius Born March 28, 1592(1592 03 28) Moravia … Wikipedia
Comenius, Johannes Amos — (1592–1670) Bishop and Educator. Comenius was born in East Moravia and was educated at Prerov, Nassau and Heidelberg. He was ordained priest of the Bohemian Unitas Fratrum, of which Church he later became a Bishop. When all non Catholic… … Who’s Who in Christianity
John Amos Comenius — n. Comenius, Jan Amos Komensky (1592 1670), Moravian religious leader and teacher … English contemporary dictionary
John Amos Comenius — noun Czech educational reformer (1592 1670) • Syn: ↑Comenius, ↑Jan Amos Komensky • Instance Hypernyms: ↑educator, ↑pedagogue, ↑pedagog … Useful english dictionary
Amos — amos, as (del lat. «ambos»; ant.) adj. y pron. pl. *Ambos. * * * amos, mas. (Del lat. ambos). adj. pl. desus. ambos. * * * (as used in expressions) Alcott, (Amos) Bronson … Enciclopedia Universal
Amos — /ay meuhs/, n. 1. a Minor Prophet of the 8th century B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. 3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning burden. * * * I flourished 8th century BC Earliest Hebrew prophet (one of the 12 Minor Prophets)… … Universalium
