Karel Jaromír Erben
Czech archivist, poet, ethnographer, librettist, publicist, lawyer, translator and writer (1811–1870)
Karel Jaromír Erben was born on November 7, 1811 in Miletín and died on November 21, 1870 in Prague, aged 59. Recorded occupations: translator, poet, musicologist, historian, archivist and journalist. Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire and Austria–Hungary. Associated movement: Romanticism. Fields of work: oral literature, archival science, collecting and creative and professional writing. Educated at gymnasium and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. Member of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences and Maćica Serbska.
- Born
- November 7, 1811 · Miletín
- Died
- November 21, 1870 · Prague
- Age at death
- 59
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire, Austria–Hungary
- Occupations
- translator, poet, musicologist, historian, archivist, journalist
- Movements
- Romanticism
- Education
- gymnasium, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
- Wikipedia editions
- 29 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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