Václav Černý
Czech essayist, philosopher, literature historian, literary critic, professor and translator
About Václav Černý
Lived 1905 – 1987 (aged 82). Václav Černý was a Czech philosopher, pedagogue, translator, writer, bohemicist and teacher.
Václav Černý (26 March 1905, Jizbice – 2 July 1987, Prague) was a Czech literary scholar, writer and philosopher. He was an enthusiast of Spanish literature and philosophy and translated into Czech a number of literary and philosophical works by Spanish writers as Ortega y Gasset, Unamuno and Cervantes.
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Who was Václav Černý?
Czech essayist, philosopher, literature historian, literary critic, professor and translator (1905 – 1987)
When was Václav Černý born?
Václav Černý was born on 26 March 1905 in Jizbice.
When did Václav Černý die?
Václav Černý died on 2 July 1987 in Prague.
What was Václav Černý's occupation?
Václav Černý was a philosopher, pedagogue, translator, writer, bohemicist and teacher.
What nationality was Václav Černý?
Václav Černý was Czech.
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