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...proposal of these celebrations gives one a glimpse of his work and character: "Born in Moravia, working amongst Czechs, Germans, English, Dutch, Swedes and Hungarians, with friends in France and Italy, he (Comenius) has won, by his thought, as well as by his life, a universal significance. * * * As educationalist, inspired by Bacon, he successfully asserted the claims of experimental science in the grammar schools of his time; placed the mother-tongue on the list of subjects of instruction, and included in the conception of the school the idea of physical culture. By demanding the education of all children, including girls...