Definition of Comenius

1. Noun. Czech educational reformer (1592-1670).

Exact synonyms: Jan Amos Komensky, John Amos Comenius
Generic synonyms: Educator, Pedagog, Pedagogue

Lexicographical Neighbors of Comenius

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Combretum bracteosum
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Comenius (current term)
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Literary usage of Comenius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Professionl Training of Secondary Teachers in the United States by George Washington Andrew Luckey (1903)
"Butler, NM Place of Comenius in the History of Education. Proc. NEA, 1892, p. 723. ... Monroe, WS Comenius, the Evangelist of Modern Pedagogy. ..."

2. Readings in the History of Education: A Collection of Sources and Readings by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley (1920)
"The robust and practical character of the proposals of Comenius is most ... Frail as the psychology of Comenius was, it was truer than that of Locke. ..."

3. Studies in the History of Modern Education by Charles Oliver Hoyt (1910)
"BUTLER, NICHOLAS MURRAY—The Place of Comenius in the History of Education; Proc. ... HARK, JM—Private Life and Personal Characteristics of Comenius; Proc. ..."

4. Syllabus of Lectures on the History of Education: With Selected by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley (1904)
"5 BORNEMANN, K. Comenius als Kartograph seines Vaterlandes. ... Leben und Schicksale des JA Comenius, with a bibliography; in Comenius Studien, pt. 2. ..."

5. A Text-book in the History of Education by Paul Monroe (1905)
"The most immediate interest of Comenius throughout his life, ... Religion determined for Comenius the aim and general conception of education. ..."

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