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Jiří Wolker

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Also known as Jiri Wolker

Czech poet, journalist and playwright (1900–1924)

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Jiří Wolker was a Czech male poet, translator, journalist, and playwright. Born in Prostějov in 1900, he was a citizen of Czechoslovakia and a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. He also participated in scouting and worked in his birthplace. Wolker died of tuberculosis in Prostějov in 1924 and was buried there.

His literary output includes works such as *Mladistvé práce prózou*, *Dilo Jiřího Wolkera*, *Dopisy*, *Slyším v noci tikat hodinky*, and *Výbor z díla J.Wolkra*. He is associated with the writing department and has been referenced by other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, OpenAlex, Open Library, Crossref, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1900
Died
1924
Works
54

Top works

  • Mladistvé práce prózou
  • Dilo Jiřího Wolkera
  • Dopisy
  • Slyším v noci tikat hodinky
  • Výbor z díla J.Wolkra

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Film & TV

Writing

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11
Total plays
25

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD+Wolker">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Jiří Wolker

Academic profile · OpenAlex

1h-index
Works
1
Cited by
2

Research areas

Explosive materialComputer scienceChemistryOrganic chemistryProgramming language

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Key facts

Born
Jiří Karel Wolker , ( 1900-03-29 ) 29 March 1900, Prostějov , Austria-Hungary
Died
3 January 1924 (1924-01-03) (aged 23), Prostějov , Czechoslovakia
Occupation
Poet
Nationality
Czech
Notable works
Host do domu , Těžká hodina

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jiří
Gender
male
Citizenship
Czechoslovakia
Place of birth
Prostějov
Place of death
Prostějov
Occupation
literary critic
Languages spoken
Czech
Field of work
poetry
Image
Jiří Wolker, poet.jpg
Work location
Prostějov
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Commons category
Jiří Wolker
cause of death
tuberculosis
date of birth
1900-01-01
date of death
1924-01-01
medical condition
tuberculosis
topic's main category
Category:Jiří Wolker
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Jiří Wolker
ethnic group
Czechs
member of
scouting
place of burial
Prostějov
name
Jiří Wolker
birth name
Jiří Karel Wolker
writing language
Czech
Sources (5)

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Encyclopedic overview

Jiří Wolker ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvolkr̩]; 29 March 1900 – 3 January 1924) was a Czech poet. He was also marginally journalist and playwright. Although he lived a short life, he became one of the most important Czech poets.

Life

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