1592–1670
John Amos Comenius
Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer
78years old at death
28,721days lived
67%of the people on this site died younger
John Amos Comenius was born on 28 March 1592 and died on 15 November 1670, aged 78 years and 232 days. That is 28,721 days in all.
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