O sobě

by Jan Amos Komenský

380 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1989

About the author

Jan Amos Komenský (also Johann Amos Comenius, John Amos Comenius, Iohannes Amos Comenius) was a Czech teacher, educator and writer. He served as the last bishop of Unity of the Brethren and became a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica Magna. He is considered the father of modern education. He lived and worked in many different countries in Europe, including Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Transylvania, the Holy Roman Empire, England, the Netherlands and Royal Hungary.