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What happened to John Amos Comeniusās manuscripts when Leszno was destroyed?
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John Amos Comenius
John Amos Comenius, oil on canvas by JĆ¼rgen Ovens, 1650ā70; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
When the city of Leszno was occupied and destroyed, John Amos Comenius suffered the loss of many of his manuscripts. Following this destruction, he escaped to Amsterdam, where he spent the remainder of his life.1