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Jiří Polívka

Czech ethnographer, linguist, literature historian, literary theorist, professor, publicist, university educator and science writer (1858–1933)
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Jiří Polívka
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
March 6, 1858, March 5, 1858[11]
Date of death
March 21, 1933
Place of birth
Enns
Place of death
Prague, Libeň[10]
Country of citizenship
Austria–Hungary[13]
Ethnic group
Czechs[14]
Occupation
pedagogue, writer, university teacher, ethnographer, literary historian, slavist, teacher, folklorist, philologist, literary scholar[15][16][17][18][19]
Employer
Charles University[21]
Field of work
Slavic studies[20]
Educated at
Charles University, University of Vienna[22][23]
Sibling
Osvald Polívka[41]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Czech[39]
Academic degree
professor[28]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Lexikon české literatury. Osobnosti, díla, instituce, Masarykův slovník naučný[33][34][35][36][37][38]
Different from
Jiří Polívka[40]
Family name
Polívka[29]
Given name
Jiří[30]
Member of
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[24][25][26]
Personal library at
National Museum Library
Place of burial
Vinohrady Cemetery[12]
Pseudonym
Bohdan Kaminski, Bohdan Kamiński[31][32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jiří Polívka en Jiri Polivka cs Bohdan Kaminski cs Bohdan Kamiński de Georg Polívka es Jiři Polívka ru Йиржи Поливка ru Поливка, Йиржи uk Полівка Іржі
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
000000010861702X
VIAF cluster ID
180792
Library of Congress authority ID
n82275806
GND ID
118792717
AbART person ID
50593
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
P/Polivka_Jiri_1858_1933
BHCL UUID
b10078cc-f755-4a0a-9bfd-fd2e7eb162cd
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
135932206
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
57243
CONOR.SI ID
67478883
CONOR.SR ID
17485927
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11204805
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791744422528
DDB person (GND) ID
118792717
Databazeknih.cz author ID
72687
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118792717
ELNET ID
a11512593
FAST ID
107074
FranceArchives agent ID
301268688
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122dy4sd
IdRef ID
050687697
IxTheo authority ID
079568912
KNAW past member ID
PE00002369
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118792717
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14438553
NE.se ID
jiri-polivka
NL CR AUT ID
jk01100510
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
NLB-ar14972618
NUKAT ID
n2002037843
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007296029605171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:yvr;=Cr
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810621171005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067692869
Obálky knih ID
jk01100510
Open Library ID
OL2270393A, OL4934188A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100334872
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
101758
Parsifal cluster ID
782695
Provenio UUID
ebf2ad9c-3f6e-4fc7-ac51-9b771ce13337
RERO ID (legacy)
A023258949
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
51767
SANU member ID
polivka-jirzi
SNK ID
176098, 176154
SVKKL authority ID
0441523-Polivka-Jiri-18581933
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls011946334
Topic's main category
Category:Jiří Polívka
Treccani ID
jiri-polivka
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
jiri-polivka
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12036450
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/219824
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJh8TwfF4qvF88Y3PMPxXd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
teacher, writer, pedagogue, university teacher, folklorist, ethnographer, literary historian, slavist
Member of 3
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok
Educated at 2
University of Vienna, Charles University
Place of death 2
Prague, Libeň
Academic degree 1
professor
Country of citizenship 1
Austria–Hungary
Employer 1
Charles University
Family name 1
Polívka
Field of work 1
Slavic studies
Given name 1
Jiří
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Czech
Place of birth 1
Enns
Place of burial 1
Vinohrady Cemetery
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Jiří Horák
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Summary

Jiří Polívka was born on March 6, 1858[1], in Enns[2]. He died on March 21, 1933[3], in Prague[4]. He worked as a pedagogue[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], ethnographer[8], and literary historian[9].

FAQs

Where was Jiří Polívka born?

Jiří Polívka's place of birth was Enns[2].

Where did Jiří Polívka die?

Jiří Polívka died in Prague[4].

What did Jiří Polívka do for work?

Jiří Polívka worked as a pedagogue[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], ethnographer[8], and literary historian[9].

Where did Jiří Polívka go to school?

Jiří Polívka was educated at Charles University[22] and University of Vienna[23].

Related Entities

Austria–Hungary Charles University Slavic studies University of Vienna

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Collection of Registry Books at Prague City Archives. katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Otto's encyclopedia. wikidata.org.

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