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Jiří Wolker
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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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing
via TMDB
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>
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 1
- Cited by
- 2
Research areas
Most cited works
via OpenAlex · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- 2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative
· 2010 · cited 7,608x
- Plešovice zircon — A new natural reference material for U–Pb and Hf isotopic microanalysis
· 2008 · cited 4,798x
- Plasma Hsp90 levels in patients with systemic sclerosis and relation to lung and skin involvement: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study
· 2021 · cited 4,502x
- Van der Waals density functionals applied to solids
· 2011 · cited 4,349x
- Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors for Detection of Chemical and Biological Species
· 2008 · cited 4,116x
via Crossref · CC0
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
- Political party
- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- Jiří Wolker, poet.jpg
- Work location
- Prostějov
Show 14 more facts
- 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
via Wikidata · CC0
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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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