Comenius (28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a 17th-century Czechbishop, and an innovator in education.[1] His name is spelt differently in almost every language.[2] In English it is John Amos Comenius, but he is usually called just 'Comenius'.
Comenius is famous for arguing for universal literacy, and inventing the idea of a modern textbook which used pictures as well as prose to get its message across.[1][3][4] Comenius also tried to design a language in which false statements could not be written.[5]
Some books by Comenius
There are about 16 works, with many translations and versions.[3]
1633–1638. Didactica magna ("The Great Didactic").
1642. A reformation of schools, designed in two excellent treatises. This is an English excerpt from the above. It explains his ideas for reform.
1658. Orbis sensualium pictus: quadrilingus. It is something like an illustrated dictionary, in two languages, Latin, and German
Orbis Pictus had a long-lasting influence on children's education. It was a precursor of both audio-visual techniques and the lexical approach in language learning.[6] There is a Kindle version in English.
↑Czech: Jan Amos Komenský; Slovak: Ján Amos Komenský; German: Johann Amos Comenius;
Polish: Jan Amos Komeński; Hungarian: Comenius Ámos János, in other sources: Hungarian: Comenius-Szeges János; Latinized: Iohannes Amos Comenius
↑Donohue, William A. (2017). The New Realities. Routledge. ISBN978-1-351-47850-2. ... a Czech, John Amos Comenius – the first person to advocate universal literacy – invented the textbook and the primer.
