Bedřich Václavek

Czech literary critic (1897-1943)
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Bedřich Václavek was born on January 10, 1897, in Čáslavice [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. He pursued his education at Charles University and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague [4]. His professional work encompassed multiple fields, including literary studies and aesthetics [1], and he was active as a writer, translator, literary critic, journalist, art historian, and librarian [5][6][8].

He contributed significantly to literary and cultural discourse through his diverse roles in academia and public writing [5][6][8]. His scholarly focus remained centered on literary studies and aesthetics [1], informed by his academic background at Charles University [4].

Bedřich Václavek died on March 5, 1943, in Auschwitz [1][2][3][5][6][7][8][9]. His death marked the end of a multifaceted career spanning literature, criticism, and cultural history [5][6][8].

Bedřich Václavek

Summary

Bedřich Václavek is a human[1]. Born in Čáslavice[2], he… he was born on +1897-01-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Auschwitz[4]. He died on +1943-03-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], translator[7], literary critic[8], journalist[9], and art historian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Bedřich Václavek's place of birth was Čáslavice[2].
  • Bedřich Václavek died in Auschwitz[4].
  • Bedřich Václavek died in Oświęcim[12].
  • Bedřich Václavek was born on +1897-01-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bedřich Václavek died on +1943-03-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bedřich Václavek held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[13].
  • Bedřich Václavek's professions included writer[6].
  • Bedřich Václavek's professions included translator[7].
  • Bedřich Václavek's professions included literary critic[8].
  • Bedřich Václavek worked as a journalist[9].
  • Bedřich Václavek's professions included art historian[10].
  • Bedřich Václavek worked as a librarian[14].
  • Bedřich Václavek's field of work was literary studies[15].
  • Bedřich Václavek's field of work was aesthetics[16].
  • Bedřich Václavek was educated at Charles University[17].
  • Bedřich Václavek was educated at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[18].
  • Bedřich Václavek's image is recorded as Bedřich Václavek (1897-1943).jpg[19].
  • Bedřich Václavek is recorded as male[20].
  • Bedřich Václavek's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Bedřich Václavek was affiliated with the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia[22].
  • Bedřich Václavek's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110682023[23].
  • Bedřich Václavek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66480479[24].
  • Bedřich Václavek's GND ID is recorded as 119483408[25].
  • Bedřich Václavek's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81033839[26].
  • Bedřich Václavek's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12023772c[27].

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Origins and Family

Bedřich Václavek was born in Čáslavice[2]. He was born on +1897-01-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Charles University[17], a public university[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 1348[30], headquartered in Prague[31] and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[18], a faculty[32], in Czech Republic[33], founded in 1348[34], headquartered in Prague[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], translator[7], literary critic[8], journalist[9], art historian[10], and librarian[14]. Fields of work include literary studies[15], an academic discipline[36] and aesthetics[16], a branch of philosophy[37].

Personal Life

Bedřich Václavek was affiliated with the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia[22].

Death and Burial

Bedřich Václavek died on +1943-03-05T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Auschwitz[4], a Nazi concentration camp[38], in Nazi Germany[39], founded in 1940[40] and Oświęcim[12], an urban municipality of Poland[41], in Poland[42], founded in 1101[43].

Why It Matters

Bedřich Václavek ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Bedřich Václavek born?

Born in Čáslavice[2], Bedřich Václavek…

Where did Bedřich Václavek die?

Bedřich Václavek died in Auschwitz[4].

What did Bedřich Václavek do for work?

Bedřich Václavek worked as writer[6], translator[7], literary critic[8], journalist[9], and art historian[10].

Where did Bedřich Václavek go to school?

Bedřich Václavek was educated at Charles University[17] and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . encyklopedie.brna.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . encyklopedie.brna.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Students of the Universities of Prague 1882–1945. is.cuni.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . is.cuni.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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