František Xaver Šalda

Czech essayist, literature reviewer and publicist (1867-1937)
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František Xaver Šalda

Summary

František Xaver Šalda is a human[1]. Born in Liberec[2], he… he was born on December 22, 1867[3]. He passed away in Prague[4]. He died on April 4, 1937[5]. He worked as a translator[6], literary critic[7], journalist[8], writer[9], and aesthetician[10]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Liberec[2], František Xaver Šalda…
  • František Xaver Šalda passed away in Prague[4].
  • František Xaver Šalda was born on December 22, 1867[3].
  • František Xaver Šalda died on April 4, 1937[5].
  • Burial took place at Grave of František Xaver Šalda[12].
  • František Xaver Šalda is buried at Hostivař cemetery[13].
  • František Xaver Šalda held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[14].
  • František Xaver Šalda held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[15].
  • František Xaver Šalda's professions included translator[6].
  • František Xaver Šalda worked as a literary critic[7].
  • František Xaver Šalda's professions included journalist[8].
  • František Xaver Šalda's professions included writer[9].
  • František Xaver Šalda worked as an aesthetician[10].
  • František Xaver Šalda's professions included historian[16].
  • František Xaver Šalda's field of work was literary criticism[17].
  • František Xaver Šalda's field of work was aesthetics[18].
  • František Xaver Šalda's field of work was poetry[19].
  • František Xaver Šalda's field of work was drama[20].
  • František Xaver Šalda's field of work was translation[21].
  • František Xaver Šalda's field of work was pedagogy[22].
  • František Xaver Šalda was educated at Faculty of Law, German University in Prague[23].
  • František Xaver Šalda's education included a stint at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[24].
  • František Xaver Šalda was educated at Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague[25].
  • František Xaver Šalda is recorded as male[26].
  • František Xaver Šalda's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

František Xaver Šalda's place of birth was Liberec[2]. He was born on December 22, 1867[3].

Education

Educated at Faculty of Law, German University in Prague[23]; Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[24], a faculty[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 1348[30], headquartered in Prague[31]; and Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague[25], a faculty[32], in Czech Republic[33], founded in 1348[34], headquartered in Prague[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[6], literary critic[7], journalist[8], writer[9], aesthetician[10], and historian[16]. Fields of work include literary criticism[17], a literary genre[36]; aesthetics[18], a branch of philosophy[37]; poetry[19], a literary form[38]; drama[20], a literary mode[39]; translation[21], an academic major[40]; and pedagogy[22], a branch of science[41].

Death and Burial

František Xaver Šalda died on April 4, 1937[5]. He died in Prague[4]. Recorded place of burial include Grave of him[12] and Hostivař cemetery[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for František Xaver Šalda include Divadlo F. X. Šaldy[42], a theatre building[43], in Czech Republic[44], founded in 1801[45].

Why It Matters

František Xaver Šalda is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Entities named for him include Divadlo F. X. Šaldy[42], a theatre building[43], in Czech Republic[44], founded in 1801[45].

FAQs

Where was František Xaver Šalda born?

František Xaver Šalda's place of birth was Liberec[2].

Where did František Xaver Šalda die?

František Xaver Šalda died in Prague[4].

What did František Xaver Šalda do for work?

František Xaver Šalda worked as translator[6], literary critic[7], journalist[8], writer[9], and aesthetician[10].

Where did František Xaver Šalda go to school?

František Xaver Šalda was educated at Faculty of Law, German University in Prague[23], Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[24], and Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague[25].

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  7. [23] . Students of the Universities of Prague 1882–1945. wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Students of the Universities of Prague 1882–1945. wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Students of the Universities of Prague 1882–1945. wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [11] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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