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Jaroslav Kvapil

Czech politician, poet, theatre director, playwright, librettist and translator (1868-1950)
Person human Q956296

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
September 25, 1868
Date of death
January 10, 1950
Place of birth
Chudenice
Place of death
Prague
Country of citizenship
Czechoslovakia[13]
Occupation
translator, poet, director, playwright, librettist, journalist, theatrical director, writer, film director, dramaturge, theatre manager[14][15][16][17][18][19]
Employer
Královské Vinohrady Municipal Theatre, Prague Municipal Theaters, Divadlo Uranie, National Theatre, Ministry of Education and National Education[21][22][23][24][25]
Position held
member of the Revolutionary National Assembly of Czechoslovakia[20]
Educated at
Charles University[26]
Member of political party
Young Czech Party, Czech Constitutional Democracy, Czechoslovak National Democracy, Czech National Social Party[30][31][32][33]
Award received
Národní umělec, Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class[27][28]
Spouse
Hana Kvapilová, Zdenka Kvapilová-Čížková[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Czech[44]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Lexikon české literatury. Osobnosti, díla, instituce, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5, regional database of the Pilsen City Library, Album representantů všech oborů veřejného života československého, Otto's encyclopedia[38][39][40][41][42][43]
Different from
Jaroslav Kvapil[46]
Family name
Kvapil[34]
Given name
Jaroslav[35]
Name in native language
Jaroslav Kvapil[45]
P14536
384124
P14750
A075-268E-B02E-92E3-DE40
Personal library at
National Museum Library
Place of burial
Chudenice[10]
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Pseudonym
Karel Dušek, Jiří Pavlík[36][37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jaroslav Kvapil cs Karel Dušek cs Jiří Pavlík fa یارسلاو کواپیل ja ヤロスラフ・クヴァピル ru Ярослав Квапил ru Ярослав Квапиль ru Квапиль, Ярослав ru Квапиль Ярослав ru Квапил Я. ru Квапил Ярослав ru Квапил, Ярослав zh 雅羅斯拉夫·克瓦皮爾
🔖 Identifiers · 85
ISNI
368.5M (108.8M–368.5M, n=3)
VIAF cluster ID
19810510
Library of Congress authority ID
n82113175
GND ID
1.3B (118.8M–1.3B, n=3)
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jaroslav Kvapil 1897.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
24688
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
K/Kvapil_Jaroslav_1868_1950
BHCL UUID
55186f38-488e-4006-abb7-11f231608900
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
129656708
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
51165
CBDB.cz author ID
24598
CONOR.BG ID
28049765
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CONOR.SI ID
23722083
CONOR.SR ID
53241865
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11334876
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1021473
CiNii Research ID
1140282266645782656
Czech parliament ID
2455
DDB person (GND) ID
118778293
Databazeknih.cz author ID
10107
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118778293
Discogs artist ID
746010
Encyclopedia of Brno History person ID
16363
Encyclopedia of Plzeň person ID
1783
FAST ID
97807
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118778293
Filmový přehled person or company ID
51531
Freebase ID
/m/04lj1nd
GTAA ID
122955
Geni.com profile ID
6000000001256241215
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Jaroslav_Kvapil
Grove Music Online ID
O006393
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
34878
IDU person ID
10494
IMDb ID
nm0476938
IdRef ID
059375094
Internet Broadway Database person ID
6655
KBR person ID
14624590
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118778293
Kallías ID
PE00132757
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
112231
Libraries Australia ID
66170728
MMB ID
100122
Medvik ID
jk01071151
Museum-digital ID
178168
MusicBrainz artist ID
5b5277af-1632-4ab5-b76e-81370350117c
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08418289
NL CR AUT ID
jk01071151
NLA Trove people ID
1596671
NSK (VIAF) ID
000732552
NSK ID
981005737136409366
NUKAT ID
n2004250126
National Library of Greece ID
286296
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000446940
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007271722505171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201514127
National Library of Latvia ID
000113482
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bek4;=Bm
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810643428105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5199002
National Theatre in Prague artist ID
1353
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
14028690X
Obálky knih ID
jk01071151
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3929517
Open Library ID
OL161942A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100045571
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
12011
Prabook ID
2197838
Provenio UUID
b7af19c7-1dbc-413b-824d-9c300a1a9e63
RERO ID (legacy)
A027690240
RISM ID
people/30053533
SBN author ID
LO1V163289
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
70183
SNAC ARK ID
w6km1qw1
SVKKL authority ID
0208289-Kvapil-Jaroslav-18681950
TMDB person ID
1365850
Topic's main category
Category:Jaroslav Kvapil
Treccani ID
jaroslav-kvapil
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
kvapil
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/400481
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
jaroslav-kvapil
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmtvx8MHCkRGQhJbF384q
Yale LUX ID
person/103e42ce-9fc2-4b1e-9235-ecf08c4673e8
ČSFD person ID
3221
Česká divadelní encyklopedie ID
192
🔗 Connections
Occupation 10
writer, poet, journalist, film director, playwright, director, translator, theatrical director +2 more
Mb:librettist 4
Rusalka, Rusalka, Debora, Debora
Member of political party 3
Czech National Social Party, Young Czech Party, Czechoslovak National Democracy
Country of citizenship 1
Czechoslovakia
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Different from 1
Jaroslav Kvapil
Educated at 1
Charles University
Employer 1
Vinohrady Theatre
Given name 1
Jaroslav
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Czech
Place of birth 1
Chudenice
Place of burial 1
Chudenice
Place of death 1
Prague
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Hana Kvapilová
Spouses 1
Hana Kvapilová
Works by author 1
Rusalka
← Different from 1
Jaroslav Kvapil
← Librettist 1
Rusalka
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Summary

Jaroslav Kvapil was born on September 25, 1868[1], in Chudenice[2]. He died on January 10, 1950[3], in Prague[4]. He worked as a translator[5], poet[6], director[7], playwright[8], and librettist[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Rusalka[47], a dramatico-musical work[48], founded in 1900[49], written by Antonín Dvořák[50].

FAQs

Where was Jaroslav Kvapil born?

Jaroslav Kvapil was born in Chudenice[2].

Where did Jaroslav Kvapil die?

Jaroslav Kvapil died in Prague[4].

Who was Jaroslav Kvapil married to?

Jaroslav Kvapil's spouses include Hana Kvapilová[11] and Zdenka Kvapilová-Čížková[12].

What did Jaroslav Kvapil do for work?

Jaroslav Kvapil worked as a translator[5], poet[6], director[7], playwright[8], and librettist[9].

Where did Jaroslav Kvapil go to school?

Jaroslav Kvapil was educated at Charles University[26].

What awards did Jaroslav Kvapil receive?

Honors received include Národní umělec[27] and Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class[28].

Related Entities

Charles University Czechoslovakia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [33] ↑ . digitalniknihovna.cz. digitalniknihovna.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tritius.plzen.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . tritius.plzen.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . prazskyhradarchiv.cz. Retrieved . prazskyhradarchiv.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . regional database of the Pilsen City Library. Retrieved . tritius.plzen.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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