About Ludmila Hořká
Lived 1892 – 1966 (aged 73). Ludmila Hořká was a Czech writer, folklorist, restaurateur, poet, ethnographer and prose writer.
Marie Šindelářová (birth name Marie Holubková ; 26 April 1892 – 4 October 1966), also known by her pseudonym Ludmila Hořká, was a Czech ethnographer, writer and poet. Šindelářová was known for using folk phrases and a Lach dialect in her work.
Early life and adulthood Marie Holubková was born in Dvořisko, Silesia, Austria-Hungary (today part of Kravaře), to the family of an innkeeper Benjamin Holubek and Johanna, née Heidrová. Her mother died soon in 1903, living with her aunt after her father remarried. Holubková obtained a primary education from a German school in Kravaře and a Czech school in Štítina. She also received lessons from nuns in Kravaře, which were intended to prepare girls for motherhood and being a housewife.
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Who was Ludmila Hořká?
writer, folklorist and restaurateur (1892-1966)
When was Ludmila Hořká born?
Ludmila Hořká was born on 4 December 1892 in Dvořisko.
When did Ludmila Hořká die?
Ludmila Hořká died on 6 October 1966 in Opava.
What was Ludmila Hořká's occupation?
Ludmila Hořká was a writer, folklorist, restaurateur, poet, ethnographer and prose writer.
What nationality was Ludmila Hořká?
Ludmila Hořká was Czech.
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