The Jan Amos Komensky medal was presented to J.A.L. Robertson by the Czech Academy of Science as the senior Canadian representative at a Nuclear Energy Conference in Prague in 1963. The bronze medal, which is 8 cm in diameter, was designed by Josef Bajak. It was presented in a 11.5 cm square by 2.5 cm high, red fabric box. Jan Amos Komensky was a 17th century philosopher, pedagogue and theologian from Moravia who is considered by many to be the father of modern education.
