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- Born
- 1773
- Died
- 1847
- Works
- 27
Top works
- Ztracený ráz. Prelozený z anglického jazyka do c̆eského od Jozefa Jungmanna
- Josefa Jungmanna Sebrané drobné spisy
- Zápisky Josefa Jungmanna .
- Wýbor z literatury české
- Wýbor z literatury česke
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Josef
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire
- Place of birth
- Hudlice
- Place of death
- Prague
- Sibling
- Antonín Jan Jungmann
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Charles University
- Employer
- Charles University
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Native language
- Czech
- Award
- Order of Leopold
- Field of work
- pedagogy
- Image
- Antonín Machek - Portrait of Josef Jungmann.jpg
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- place of burial
- Olšany Cemetery
- Commons category
- Josef Jungmann
- date of birth
- 1773-07-16
- date of death
- 1847-11-14
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- Josef Jungmann
- ethnic group
- Czechs
- writing language
- English language
- P6482
- Josef Jungmann
- member of
- Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie
- name in native language
- Josef Jungmann
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Josef Jungmann, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Portrait of Josef Jungmann by Antonín Machek (1833) Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 – 14 November 1847) was a Czech linguist and poet. He was a leading figure of the Czech National Revival and together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the modern Czech language. The Josef Jungmann Award for the best translation into Czech is named after him.
Life
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