Jan Amos Komensky

Co·me·ni·us

[kuh-mee-nee-uhs]
noun
John Amos ( Jan Amos Komenský ) 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.
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Ko·men·ský

[Czech kaw-men-skee]
noun
Jan A·mos [Czech yahn ah-maws] , Comenius, John Amos.
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John Amos, Czech name Jan Amos Komensky. 1592--1670, Czech educational reformer

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