Jan Amos Komensky - Kunvald, Czech Republic - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

Jan Amos Komenský (28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) 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. Komenský 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.

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Description of the statue
The stone statue, life-size, on a sandstone base approximately 1,2 meter high, in the left hand holds a bible, right hand holds a pen/pointer (?), the figure wear has long coat.
The statue is close to historic Brethren's house 'Na sboru' (visit link) .

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