About Josef Frank
Lived 1909 – 1952 (aged 43). Josef Frank was a Czech politician and trade unionist.
Josef Frank (25 February 1909, Prostějov – 3 December 1952, Prague) was a Czech communist politician.
Biography Between 1939 and 1945 he was imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp.
In 1952 he was expelled from the party. He was subsequently arrested and sentenced to death by hanging in the Slánský trial, a show trial orchestrated from Moscow. In 1968 he was made a Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in memoriam.
Frank is the central character of Howard Brenton's 1976 play Weapons of Happiness, in which he is imagined not dead, but rather living in exile.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Josef Frank?
Czech politician and union member (1909-1952)
When was Josef Frank born?
Josef Frank was born on 25 February 1909 in Plumlov.
When did Josef Frank die?
Josef Frank died on 3 December 1952 in Prague.
What was Josef Frank's occupation?
Josef Frank was a politician and trade unionist.
What nationality was Josef Frank?
Josef Frank was Czech.
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· DBpedia: Josef Frank (politician)
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