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* ''Regulae vitae'', 1645. (in Latin) [http://comenius-bibl.wz.cz/bibl.html#76]
 
* ''Regulae vitae'', 1645. (in Latin) [http://comenius-bibl.wz.cz/bibl.html#76]
 
* ''De rerum humanarum emendatione consultatio catholica ad genus humanum, ante alias vero ad eruditos, religiosos, potentes Europae'' [General Consultation on an Improvement of All Things Human], (1645—70). [http://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/fs1/object/display/bsb10897708_00002.html 1702 Edition], Halle. (in Latin) [http://comenius-bibl.wz.cz/bibl.html#77] [http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_rerum_humanarum_emendatione_consultatio_catholica]
 
* ''De rerum humanarum emendatione consultatio catholica ad genus humanum, ante alias vero ad eruditos, religiosos, potentes Europae'' [General Consultation on an Improvement of All Things Human], (1645—70). [http://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/fs1/object/display/bsb10897708_00002.html 1702 Edition], Halle. (in Latin) [http://comenius-bibl.wz.cz/bibl.html#77] [http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_rerum_humanarum_emendatione_consultatio_catholica]
** ''Obecná porada o nápravě věcí lidských'', Prague: Svoboda, 1992, 3 Volumes, pp 563 + 500 + 594. [[Media:Komensky_Jan_Amos_Obecna_porada_o_naprave_veci_lidskych_II_svazek_1992.pdf|Volume 2]. (in Czech)
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** ''Obecná porada o nápravě věcí lidských'', Prague: Svoboda, 1992, 3 Volumes, pp 563 + 500 + 594. [[Media:Komensky_Jan_Amos_Obecna_porada_o_naprave_veci_lidskych_II_svazek_1992.pdf|Volume 2]]. (in Czech)
 
* ''Christianismus reconciliabilis reconciliatore Christo'', 1646—1670. (in Latin) [http://comenius-bibl.wz.cz/bibl.html#78]
 
* ''Christianismus reconciliabilis reconciliatore Christo'', 1646—1670. (in Latin) [http://comenius-bibl.wz.cz/bibl.html#78]
 
* ''Independentia aeternarum confusionum origo'', 1648. [http://comenius-bibl.wz.cz/bibl.html#79]
 
* ''Independentia aeternarum confusionum origo'', 1648. [http://comenius-bibl.wz.cz/bibl.html#79]

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Born March 28, 1592(1592-03-28)
southeastern Moravia
Died November 15, 1670(1670-11-15) (aged 78)
Amsterdam

John Amos Comenius (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) was a 17th-century Czech-speaking Moravian 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. Comenius was the innovator who first introduced pictorial textbooks, written in native language instead of Latin, applied effective teaching based on the natural gradual growth from simple to more comprehensive concepts, supported lifelong learning and development of logical thinking by moving from dull memorization, presented and supported the idea of equal opportunity for impoverished children, opened doors to education for women, made instruction universal and practical. 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. His ideas were later built upon by encyclopaedists and Enlightenment.

Writings

Comenius created a number of works in many disciplines, writing mainly in Czech, Latin and German.

Theological and philosophical writings

The most important part of his work are theological and philosophical writings. These are in many ways autobiographical or are inspired by the events of his life. The main philosophical work is De rerum humanarum emendatione consultatio catholica. Although he made ​​no purely fictional work, his works possess extraordinary literary value for their refined language (especially philosophical allegory Labyrint světa a ráj srdce).

Pedagogical writings

Another important part of his work are pedagogical writings, which were in many ways ahead of their time. The most successful of them is a didactic Latin textbook and also a kind of encyclopedia, entitled Dvéře jazyků odevřené, which was published in many editions and languages ​​already during his lifetime, while it was also used by Catholics. His major work is however Didactica magna (The Great Didactic), in which he summarized his pedagogical views in the form of treatise. Despite the success of some of his works, his proposed teaching methods were not adopted during his lifetime.

Songs

Comenius wrote lyrics spiritual songs, updated old fraternal songs, translated from the German and Polish. His contributed significantly to the hymn book he arranged under title Kancyonál To jest Kniha Žalmů a Písní Duchowních, published by Krystof Kunrád in Amsterdam in 1659. One of his most famous songs are Studně nepřevážená, Moudrosti poklad z nebe (from the German song) or Ó Králi věků důstojný.

Other writings

Comenius' correspondence and part of his diaries were preserved.

Selected works

Collected writings

  • Vybrané spisy, Prague: I.L. Kerber, 1871–72. 2 Volumes. [169]
  • Jana Amosa Komenského Sebrané spisy vychovatelské, Prague: Fr. Bayer, 1886. 3 Volumes. [170]
  • Jana Amosa Komenského Sebraná díla kazatelská, Prague: Spolek Komenského, 1893. 2 Volumes. [171]
  • Spisy Jana Amosa Komenského, Prague: Česká Akademie, 1897–1902. 6 Volumes. Volume 1, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6. [172]
  • Vybrané spisy Jana Amose Komenského, Prague: Dědictví Komenského, 1905–26. 3 Volumes. [173] [174]
  • Veškeré spisy Jana Amosa Komenského, Brno: Ústřední spolek jednot učitelských na Moravě, 1910–29. 8 Volumes. [175] [176]
  • Vybrané spisy, Bratislava: SPN. Volume 2, 1956.
  • Vybrané spisy Jana Amose Komenského, Prague: SPN, 1958—78. 8 Volumes. [177] [178]
  • Dílo Jana Amose Komenského — Johannis Amos Comenii Opera omnia, Prague: Academia, 1969—92. 13 Volumes. [179] [180] [181]

Bibliographies of Comenius' works

  • J. Comenius, "Epistula ad Montanum", 1661. (in Latin)
  • Martin Lipenius, Bibliotheca realis philosophica omnium materiarum, rerum, et titulorum, in universo totius philosophiae ambitu occurentium.., Frankfurt am Mohan, 1682. (in Latin)
  • by František Zoubek.
  • by Jan Kvačala.
  • Jan N. Novák, Josef Hendrich, Jan Amos Komenský, jeho život a spisy, Prage: Dědičství Komenského, 1932, 722 pp. (in Czech). With annotations by the authors.
  • Josef Brambora, Knižní dílo Jana Amose Komenského, 2nd Edition, 1957. (in Czech)
  • Soupis děl J. A. Komenského v československých knihovnách, archivech a museích, 1959. (in Czech)
  • Milada Blekastad, Comenius. Versuch eines Umrisses von Leben, Werk und Schicksal des Jan Amos Komenský, Oslo: Universitetsforlaget & Prague: Academia, 1969, 874 pp. (in German). Bibliography is included in Appendix.
  • Wilhelmus Rood, Comenius and the Low Countries. Some Aspects of Life and Work of a Czech Exile in the Seventeenth Century, Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Prague: Academia & New York: Agner Schram, 1970, 275 pp.
  • Josef Brambora, "Komenskýs literarische Tätigkeit in Form von Medaillons dargestellt", in Heinz-Joachim Heydorn (ed.), Jan Amos Comenius: Geschichte und Aktualität 1670-1970, Vol. 2, Part 1, Detlev Auvermann, 1971, pp 7-104. (in German)
  • Miriam Bohatcová, J. A. Komenský. Soupis rukopisů, Prague, 1958, 51 pp. (in Czech)
  • Anežka Baďurová (ed.), Bibliography of Works of John Amos Comenius Printed Before 1800, Prague: Academy of Sciences Library, 2007. CD-ROM. Introduction, CD-ROM.
  • "Jan Amos Komenský (1592—1670): Bibliografie", comenius-bibl.wz.cz, 2012. (in Czech)

Notes

Literature

Selected books on Comenius
  • Laurie, Simon Somerville (1881). John Amos Comenius. Sixth edition, 1898.
  • Müller (1887). Comenius, ein Systematiker in der Pädagogik. Dresden (German).
  • Löscher (1889). Comenius, der Pädagogik und Bischof. Leipzig (German).
  • Quick, Robert Herbert (1890). Essays on Educational Reformers. London.
  • Zoubek, František J. (1892). Život Jana Amosa Komenského. Na oslavu třísetleté památky jeho narození. Prague: J. Otto (Czech).
  • Svoboda, Antonín (1892). Jan Amos Komenský, vínek z pomněnek. Ku 300leté památce narození. Prague: Fr.A. Urbánek (Czech).
  • Monroe (1900). Comenius and the Beginning of Educational Reform. New York.
  • Novák, Jan Václav; Hendrich, Josef (1932). Jan Amos Komenský, jeho život a spisy. Prague: Dědictví Komenského. pp. 722 (Czech).
  • Krasnovskij, A.A. (1955). Komenský. Bratislava: SPN. pp. 410 (Slovak).
  • Kopecký, Jaromír; Patočka, Jan; Kyrášek, Jiří (1957). Jan Amos Komenský: Nástin života a díla. Prague: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství. pp. 272 (Czech).
  • Blekastad, Milada (1969). Comenius. Versuch eines Umrisses von Leben, Werk und Schicksal des Jan Amos Komenský. Oslo/Prague: Universitetsforlaget/Academia. pp. 874 (German).
  • Moutová, Nicolette; Polišenský, Josef (1970). J.A. Komenský v Amsterodamu. Prague: SPN (Czech).
  • Floss, Pavel (1970). Jan Amos Komenský: Od divadla věcí k dramatu člověka. Ostrava: Profil (Czech).
  • Karšai, František (1970). Jan Amos Komenský a Slovensko. Bratislava: SPN (Slovak).
  • Lordkipanidze, David Onisimovič (1972). Jan Amos Komenský, 1592-1670. Prague: SPN. pp. 334 (Czech).
  • Polišenský, Josef (1963). Jan Amos Komenský. Studie s ukázkami z díla Komenského. Prague: Svobodné slovo. pp. 175 (Czech). Second Edition, in collaboration with A. Škarka and J. Kyrášek, Prague: Melantrich, 1973, 273 pp.
  • Popelová, Jiřina (1978). Jana Amose Komenského cesta k Všenápravě. Prague (Czech).
  • Králík, Stanislav, ed. (1981). Otázky současné komeniologie. Prague: Academia. pp. 197 (Czech).
  • Floss, Pavel (1983). J.A.Komenský a vědy o přírodě a člověku. Olomouc: Krajský pedagogický ústav (Czech).
  • Čapková, Dagmar (1987). Myslitelsko-vychovatelský odkaz Jana Amose Komenského. Prague (Czech).
  • Polišenský, Josef; Pařízek, Vlastimil (1987). Jan Amos Komenský a jeho odkaz dnešku. Prague: SPN (Czech).
  • Molnár, Amedeo; Rejchrtová, Noemi (1987). Jan Amos Komenský o sobě. Prague: Odeon (Czech).
  • Kumpera, Jan (1989). Jan Amos Komenský: Malý profil velké osobnosti. Uherský Brod (Czech).
  • Cach, J.; Pešková, J.; Svatoš, M., eds. (1990). Pocta University Karlovy Komenskému. Prague: Karolinum (Czech and English).
  • Pánek, Jaroslav, ed. (1991). Comenius in World Science and Culture. Prague: Academy of Sciences. pp. 157. ISBN 8085268043.
  • Kumpera, Jan (1992). Jan Amos Komenský: Poutník na rozhraní věků. Prague. ISBN 8085498030 (Czech).
  • Kotowski, Norbert; Lášek, Jan B., eds. (1992). Johann Amos Comenius und die Genese des modernen Europa. Fürth: Flacius (German).
  • Čapková, Dagmar (1992). Učiteľ učiteľov. J.A. Komenský a učiteľská profesia. Bratislava: SPN (Slovak).
  • Boldt, Frank, ed. (1993). Jan Amos Comenius und die Entwicklung des Bildungswesens in Mitteleuropa seit dem 17. Jahrhundert. Prague: Karolinum. pp. 269 (German).
  • Mack, Karlheinz, ed. (1993). Jan Amos Comenius und die Politik seiner Zeit. Munich: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag (German).
  • Hrnčiar, P.; Pšenák, J., eds. (1993). J. A. Komenský a slovenská kultura. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského (Slovak).
  • van Vliet, Paul; Vanderjagt, Arie Johan, eds. (1994). Johannes Amos Comenius (1592-1670): Exponent of European Culture?. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company. pp. 115. ISBN 0444857850.
  • Voisine-Jechová, Hana, ed. (1994). La Visualisation des choses et la conception philosophique du monde dans l'œuvre de Comenius. Paris: Presses de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne. pp. 215. ISBN 2840500329 (French).
  • Polišenský, Josef (1999). Komenský: Muž labyrintů a naděje. Prague: Academia (Czech).
  • Řezníková, Lenka; Urbánek, Vladimír, eds. (2006). Mezi Baltem a Uhrami: Komenský, Jednota bratrská a svět středoevropského protestantismu. Prague: Filosofia (Czech).
Journals
  • Mitteilungen der Comenius-Gesellschaft, Lepzig and Berlin, 1891–1934.
  • Archiv pro bádání o životě a spisech J.A. Komenského, 1910–1938, 1957.
  • Acta Comeniana: Archiv pro bádání o životě a díle Jana Amose Komenského, Prague: Academia, 1969–. [182]
  • Studia Comeniana et historica: časopis Muzea J.A. Komenského, Uherský Brod: Muzeum J. A. Komenského, 1971–. [183] [184]
  • Bulletin Unie Comenius, Prague: Unie Comenius, 1992–.
  • Japanese Journal of Comenius, Tokyo, 1992–.
  • Comenius Jahrbuch, Berlin, 1993–.
Selected articles

See also

External links