František Sušil
Czech poet, translator, collector of regional songs, writer, theologist and Roman Catholic priest
About František Sušil
Lived 1804 – 1868 (aged 63). František Sušil was a writer, linguist, musicologist, poet, translator and catholic priest.
František Sušil (14 June 1804 in Rousínov – 31 May 1868 in Bystřice pod Hostýnem) was a Czech Roman Catholic priest. He is most noted for his published collection of traditional Moravian folk music, Moravské národní písně, which contained 2091 songs and 2361 texts. Composers who have used Sušil's melodies include Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Vítězslav Novák and Bohuslav Martinů.
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Czech poet, translator, collector of regional songs, writer, theologist and Roman Catholic priest (1804-1868)
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František Sušil was born on 14 June 1804 in Rousínov.
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František Sušil died on 31 May 1868 in Bystřice pod Hostýnem.
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František Sušil was a writer, linguist, musicologist, poet, translator and catholic priest.
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