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Viktor Dyk
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Viktor Dyk was a Czech male politician, poet, chess player, and writer born on 31 December 1877. He worked in the fields of poetry, prose, drama, and literary criticism. His notable works include *Stud*, *Zápas Jiřího Macků*, *Dramata a prózy*, *Inter arma*, and *Zpěvy v bouři*. He was a member of scouting and spoke Czech, French, and German.
Dyk died of a myocardial infarction on 14 May 1931 in Lopud. His manner of death was natural causes. He was buried at Olšany Cemetery. He held citizenship in Cisleithania and Czechoslovakia. He was married to Zdenka Hásková.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 31 December 1877
- Died
- 14 May 1931
- Works
- 99
Top works
- Stud
- Zápas Jiřího Macků
- Dramata a prózy
- Inter arma
- Zpěvy v bouři
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1877-12-31 ) 31 December 1877, Pšovka u Mělníka , Kingdom of Bohemia , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 14 May 1931 (1931-05-14) (aged 53), Lopud , Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- Poet , politician , playwright , prose writer, journalist
- Literary movement
- Czech nationalist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Viktor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
- Place of death
- Lopud
- Spouse
- Zdenka Hásková
- Occupation
- political prisoner
- Languages spoken
- German
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- Czech Republic
- Image
- Viktor Dyk.jpg
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- place of burial
- Olšany Cemetery
- Commons category
- Viktor Dyk
- date of birth
- 1877-12-31
- date of death
- 1931-05-14
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- Czechs
- member of
- scouting
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Viktor Dyk, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Viktor Dyk ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɪktor ˈdɪk]; 31 December 1877 – 14 May 1931) was a nationalist Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer. He was sent to jail during the First World War for opposing the Austro-Hungarian empire. He was one of the signatories of the Manifesto of Czech writers. Dyk co-founded a political party and entered politics. He died at age 53, leaving his many poems, plays and writings.
Life
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