Rudolf Medek
Czechoslovak legioneer, poet, general, politic writer and bookwriter
About Rudolf Medek
Lived 1890 – 1940 (aged 50). Rudolf Medek was a Czech and Austrian screenwriter, writer, poet, czechoslovak legionary, playwright and opinion journalist.
Rudolf Medek (8 January 1890 in Hradec Králové – 22 August 1940) was a Czech poet, army-related prose writer, and a general in the Czechoslovak Legions in Russia. In 1919 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order by George V which he sent back after the Munich Agreement, as he did with his Légion d'honneur insignia.
He was the father of the musician and journalist Ivan Medek, and the painter Mikuláš Medek.
Partial bibliography Rokoko - poem Půlnoc bohů (English: Midnight of Gods) (1912) - book of poetry Anabáze - army document Plukovník Švec - army drama
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Czechoslovak legioneer, poet, general, politic writer and bookwriter (1890-1940)
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Rudolf Medek was born on 8 January 1890 in Hradec Králové.
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Rudolf Medek died on 22 August 1940 in Prague, Libeň.
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Rudolf Medek was a screenwriter, writer, poet, czechoslovak legionary, playwright and opinion journalist.
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Rudolf Medek was Czech and Austrian.
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