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Josef Jungmann
1773 – 1847
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJosef Jungmann was a Czech linguist and poet. He was a leading figure of the Czech National Revival and together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the modern Czech language. The Josef Jungmann Award for the best translation into Czech is named after him.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 16, 1773
Hudlice
Date of death
November 14, 1847
Prague
Citizenship
Austrian Empire
Occupations & fields
writerlexicographerlinguistpoettranslatorpedagogue
Awards & honours
Order of Leopold
- Field and occupation
- český filolog, lexikograf, spisovatel a překladatel
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