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Josef Jungmann

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Josef Jungmann

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Czech linguist and poet

Person · Open Library

Born
1773
Died
1847
Works
27

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  • Ztracený ráz. Prelozený z anglického jazyka do c̆eského od Jozefa Jungmanna
  • Josefa Jungmanna Sebrané drobné spisy
  • Zápisky Josefa Jungmanna .
  • Wýbor z literatury české
  • Wýbor z literatury česke

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1824-11-14
Active to
1892-11-07

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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Josef Jungmann, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Portrait of Josef Jungmann by Antonín Machek (1833) Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 – 14 November 1847) 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.

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