About Václav Blažek
Born 1959. Václav Blažek is a linguist, university teacher and teacher.
Václav Blažek (born 23 April 1959) is a Czech historical linguist. He is a professor at Masaryk University in Brno and also teaches at the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň.
His major interests include Indo-European languages, Uralic languages, Altaic languages, Afroasiatic (Hamito-Semitic) languages, Nostratic languages, Dené–Caucasian languages, and mathematical linguistics (lexicostatistics and glottochronology).
In his book Numerals, Blažek discusses words for numerals in several language families of Eurasia and Africa (Indo-European, Uralic, Altaic, Kartvelian, Egyptian, Berber, Nubian, and Saharan), with briefer discussions of numerals in other languages around the world.
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Who is Václav Blažek?
Czech educationist
When was Václav Blažek born?
Václav Blažek was born on 23 April 1959 in Sokolov.
What is Václav Blažek's occupation?
Václav Blažek is a linguist, university teacher and teacher.
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Václav Blažek's recorded nationality: Czechoslovak Republic, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovak Federal Republic.
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