Comenius

Comenius  (28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a 17th-century Czech bishop, and an innovator in education. His name is spelt differently in almost every language.; ; ;
; , in other sources: ; Latinized: Iohannes Amos Comenius In English it is John Amos Comenius, but he is usually called just 'Comenius'.

Comenius is famous for arguing for universal literacy, and inventing the idea of a modern textbook which used pictures as well as prose to get its message across.Sadler, John 1969. Comenius. London: Collier Macmillan.  Comenius also tried to design a language in which false statements could not be written.

 Some books by Comenius 
There are about 16 works, with many translations and versions.
 1633–1638. Didactica magna ("The Great Didactic").
 1642. A reformation of schools, designed in two excellent treatises. This is an English excerpt from the above. It explains his ideas for reform.
 1658. Orbis sensualium pictus: quadrilingus. It is something like an illustrated dictionary, in two languages,  Latin, and German
 1659. English edition.
 1685 in four languages: Latin, Czech, German and Hungarian (Magyar).
 Orbis Pictus had a long-lasting influence on children's education. It was a precursor of both audio-visual techniques and the lexical approach in language learning. There is a Kindle version in English.

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