Born: 28 March 1592 · Died: 15 November 1670 · Age at death: 78
How old was John Amos Comenius when he died?
John Amos Comenius died aged 78. He was born on 28 March 1592 and died on 15 November 1670.
Influential Moravian philosopher and pioneer of modern universal education
Did you know?He wrote the first ever illustrated textbook for children which remained a standard classroom resource for over a century.
Quick facts
Date of birth28 March 1592
Date of death15 November 1670
Age at death78
NationalityCzech
BirthplaceUherský Brod, Czech Republic
Occupationteacher, pedagogue, philosopher
Editor's Take:
John Amos Comenius believed that education could heal a broken world. He lived through the Thirty Years' War as a refugee and lost his family and library more than once. Yet he wrote with hope. He argued for schools open to every child, for teaching in the mother tongue, and for learning through pictures and real objects. These ideas were radical in the 1600s. Today they sound ordinary, which shows how far he was ahead of his time.
Key Milestones
1628: Goes into exile with the Brethren
1631: Publishes The Gate of Languages Unlocked
1658: Publishes Orbis Pictus
1670: Dies in Amsterdam
John Amos Comenius (Czech: Jan Amos Komenský; German: Johann Amos Comenius; Polish: Jan Amos Komeński; Latinized: Ioannes Amos Comenius; 28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a Moravian philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is considered the father of modern education.
