Ján Kollár
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Summary
Ján Kollár was born on July 29, 1793[1], in Mošovce[2]. He died on January 24, 1852[3], in Vienna[4]. He worked as a writer[5], linguist[6], poet[7], philosopher[8], and pedagogue[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Olšany Cemetery[11]
- Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire[12]
- Occupation: university teacher[13], archaeologist[14], politician[15], folklorist[16], teacher[17], folk song collector[18], preacher[19], historian[20], slavist[21], theologian[22], scholar[23]
- Field of work: Slavic studies[24], literature[25], theology[26], philology[27], historiography[28]
- Position held: professor[29]
- Employer: University of Vienna[30]
- Educated at: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[31]
- Member of: Society of Serbian Letters[32], Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie[33]
- Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[34], reformed[35]
- Sex or gender: male[36]
- Commons category: Ján Kollár[37]
- Family name: Kollár[38]
- Given name: Ján[39]
- Pseudonym: Čechobratr Protištúrsky[40], Čechobratr Protištúrský[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ján Kollár[42]
- Work location: Budapest[43], Prague[44], Vienna[45], Jena[46]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[47], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[49], A Repository of Modern Knowledge[50], Kapesní slovníček[51], Nouvelle Biographie Générale[52], Meyers Conversations-Lexicon[53], Library of the World's Best Literature[54], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[55]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ján Kollár include 20991 Jánkollár[56], an asteroid[57].
Why It Matters
Ján Kollár has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Works attributed to him include The Daughter of Sláva[60], a cycle of poems[61]. Entities named for him include 20991 Jánkollár[56], an asteroid[57].
FAQs
Where was Ján Kollár born?
Ján Kollár was born in Mošovce[2].
Where did Ján Kollár die?
Ján Kollár died in Vienna[4].
What did Ján Kollár do for work?
Ján Kollár worked as a writer[5], linguist[6], poet[7], philosopher[8], and pedagogue[9].
Where did Ján Kollár go to school?
Ján Kollár was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[31].