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Jan Grossman

Czech theater director and literary theorist (1925-1993)
Person human Q1466422

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
May 23, 1925, May 22, 1925[10]
Date of death
February 10, 1993
Place of birth
Prague
Place of death
Prague
Country of citizenship
Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia[14][15]
Occupation
dramaturge, director, literary critic, translator, theatre critic, Wikidata item, theatre director, author[16][17][18]
Educated at
Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[19]
Award received
Czech Medal of Merit[20]
Spouse
Viola Zinková, Marie Málková[12][13]
Work location
Brno, Prague, Cheb, Hradec Králové[24][25][26][27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Czech[32]
Described by source
REGO, regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove, Olomouc City Library regional database, Slovník českých spisovatelů[28][29][30][31]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[33]
Family name
Grossman[22]
Given name
Jan[23]
P14750
E788-A23F-F5E3-7A5D-B68D
Place of burial
Olšany Cemetery[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan Grossman cs Jan Grossmann cs J. M. Grossman
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
000000010894184X
VIAF cluster ID
45113513
Library of Congress authority ID
n98101096
GND ID
11950376X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
JanGrossman.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
9779, 111829
BHCL UUID
3548ca5c-5fd5-4032-b418-f7399e82dcf9
BIBSYS ID
90682445
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12935964j
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
46590
CBDB.cz author ID
13975
CiNii Research ID
1140282266706379904
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DDB person (GND) ID
11950376X
Databazeknih.cz author ID
69555
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11950376X
Encyclopedia of Brno History person ID
39132
FAST ID
425561
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_11950376X
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121b6yfb
IDU person ID
36
IMDb ID
nm0343662, nm4016155, nm9541086
IdRef ID
270052038
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11950376X
Kallías ID
PE00018072
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA17738859
NL CR AUT ID
jn19981001358
NSK (VIAF) ID
000045784
NSK ID
981005675149409366
NUKAT ID
n2005107083
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000057103
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007262033105171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810689566305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
189772085
Obálky knih ID
jn19981001358
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3908085
Open Library ID
OL2488678A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095909378
SBN author ID
LO1V359958
SNK ID
152681
SPAP ID
a/bbefc30a-2b6f-4259-a83a-ca72025b1352
SVKKL authority ID
p0204147-Grossman-Jan-19251993
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls007113714
Slovník české literatury po roce 1945 ID
314
TMDB person ID
2367570
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-b085-7291-8f1f-5f32c1c5fe3e
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmhWbvJWhJcrfMMK8C4v3
Yale LUX ID
person/e13cf522-ed02-45bc-beb9-dca183bc3744
ČSFD person ID
72549

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Summary

Jan Grossman was born on May 23, 1925[1], in Prague[2]. He died on February 10, 1993[3], in Prague[4]. He worked as a dramaturge[5], director[6], literary critic[7], translator[8], and theatre critic[9].

FAQs

Where was Jan Grossman born?

Jan Grossman was born in Prague[2].

Where did Jan Grossman die?

Jan Grossman died in Prague[4].

Who was Jan Grossman married to?

Jan Grossman's spouses include Viola Zinková[12] and Marie Málková[13].

What did Jan Grossman do for work?

Jan Grossman worked as a dramaturge[5], director[6], literary critic[7], translator[8], and theatre critic[9].

Where did Jan Grossman go to school?

Jan Grossman was educated at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[19].

What awards did Jan Grossman receive?

Honors received include Czech Medal of Merit[20].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . theaterencyclopedie.nl. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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