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What was John Amos Comenius’s Czech name?

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Jürgen Ovens: portrait of John Amos Comenius — John Amos Comenius John Amos Comenius, oil on canvas by Jürgen Ovens, 1650–70; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

John Amos Comenius’s Czech name was Jan Ámos Komenský.1

He was a renowned Czech educational reformer and religious leader born in Moravia, celebrated for his innovative approaches to language instruction and pedagogy.21