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Josef Dobrovský

Czech historian, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, religion writer, science writer and roman catholic priest (1753-1829)
Person human Q283121

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
August 17, 1753
Date of death
January 6, 1829
Place of birth
Balassagyarmat, Hungary, Slovenské Ďarmoty[10][11]
Place of death
Brno
Country of citizenship
Margraviate of Moravia[13]
Ethnic group
Czechs[16]
Occupation
writer, lexicographer, linguist, historian, Catholic priest, philologist, slavist, national revival activist, editor, critic, opinion journalist, textologist, pedagogue[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Educated at
Charles University[25]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[30]
Work location
Olomouc, Prague, Havlíčkův Brod, Brno, Hradec Králové, Klatovy[35][36][37][38][39][40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Czech, Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Neuer Nekrolog der Deutschen, Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie, Meyers Conversations-Lexicon, Nouvelle Biographie Générale, Biographie des hommes vivants ou Histoire par ordre alphabétique de la vie publique de tous les hommes qui se sont fait remarquer par leurs actions ou leurs écrits, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Lexikon české literatury. Osobnosti, díla, instituce, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, REGO, regional database of the Regional Library of Highlands, regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove, Olomouc City Library regional database[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]
Family name
Dobrovský[33]
Given name
Josef[34]
Member of
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie[28][29]
Name in native language
Josef Dobrovský
Native language
Czech, German[14][15]
Nickname
Modrý abbé, der blaue Abbé
P14536
389133
P14585
36683
P14608
118679961
P14977
RETE027405
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Place of burial
Brno Central Cemetery[12]
Religious order
Society of Jesus[32]
Student
Jan Volný, Mykhayl Luchkai[26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joseph Dobrovský en Joseph Dobrovski en Josef Dobrovsky en Josef Dobrovský cs D. J. cs J. D. cs Joseph Dobrowsky cs Modrý abbé de Joseph Dobrovský el Γιόσεφ Ντομπρόφσκι es Abad Azul es Joseph Dobrovský fa یوزف دوبروفسکی fr Joseph Dobrovský he יוזף דוברובסקי hu Dobrowsky József it Joseph Dobrovský ja ヨセフ・ドブロフスキ ja ヨセフ・ドブロフスキー ja ヨゼフ・ドブロフスキー
🔖 Identifiers · 86
ISNI
0000000109036729
VIAF cluster ID
56628990
Library of Congress authority ID
n50060369
GND ID
118679961
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of Josef Dobrovský.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
16326
Angelicum ID
68510
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
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Az.lib.ru author ID
d/dobrowskij_j
BHCL UUID
6d893816-0f2e-4666-9272-c3ebe9ff5950
BHL creator ID
156243
BIBSYS ID
90525985
Show all 86 identifiers +74
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
DobrovskýJosef1753-1829
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12054373g
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
45584
Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der böhmischen Länder ID
2839
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
dobrovsky-josef
CBDB.cz author ID
16921
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01502823
CONOR.BG ID
49532261
CONOR.SR ID
2216039
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118679961
Databazeknih.cz author ID
1045
De Agostini ID
Dobrovský,+Josef
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118679961
ELNET ID
a11222384
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
115275
Encyclopedia of Brno History person ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Josef-Dobrovsky
FAST ID
18645
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000066592799875
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
josef-dobrovsky
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0228195
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Josef_Dobrovský
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2629711
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/716568052607
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
15684
IdRef ID
028777778
IxTheo authority ID
135330599
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118679961
Kallías ID
PE00117647
Lex ID
Josef_Dobrovský
Libris-URI
31fhbfjm4vz1j1n
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01539/eu_d_1512/d1512
Medvik ID
jk01022466
Museum-digital ID
38144
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05699115
NE.se ID
josef-dobrovsky
NL CR AUT ID
jk01022466
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
CNB-ar2676967, NLB-ar133463
NLP ID
a0000001224497
NSK (VIAF) ID
000077096
NSK ID
981005672042309366
NUKAT ID
n97066951
National Library of Chile ID
000132242
National Library of Greece ID
144984
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007307277905171
National Library of Latvia ID
000131596
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*381581;=BM
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810544918705606
National Library of Russia ID
77106994
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069843511
Obálky knih ID
jk01022466
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3893296
Open Library ID
OL69534A
Parsifal cluster ID
175301
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
18114
Provenio UUID
20f068f6-759c-4fb9-b2de-89a7e6114a62
RERO ID (legacy)
A012769921
RILM ID
106554
Rodovid ID
36719
SBN author ID
MILV092482
SELIBR ID
49429
SHARE Catalogue author ID
686475
SNK ID
149491
SVKKL authority ID
p0202040-Dobrovsky-Josef-17531829
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls005244502
Topic's main category
Category:Josef Dobrovský
Treccani ID
josef-dobrovsky
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
josef-dobrovsky
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/178378
Vienna History Wiki ID
6817
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
josef-dobrovsky
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtmxbCmGTjXpbdwQ669Xd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 12
writer, priest, historian, critic, linguist, editor, opinion journalist, Catholic priest +4 more
Described by source 6
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Nouvelle Biographie Générale
Languages spoken, written or signed 6
German, Latin, Hebrew, Czech, Aramaic, Syriac
Work location 6
Prague, Brno, Olomouc, Hradec Králové, Havlíčkův Brod, Klatovy
Member of 2
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie
Native language 2
German, Czech
Place of birth 2
Balassagyarmat, Slovenské Ďarmoty
Country of citizenship 1
Margraviate of Moravia
Educated at 1
Charles University
Given name 1
Josef
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
40440 Dobrovský
Place of burial 1
Brno Central Cemetery
Place of death 1
Brno
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Religious order 1
Society of Jesus
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Mykhayl Luchkai
← Significant person 1
Francesco Maria Appendini
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Summary

Josef Dobrovský was born on August 17, 1753[1], in Balassagyarmat[2]. He died on January 6, 1829[3], in Brno[4]. He worked as a writer[5], lexicographer[6], linguist[7], historian[8], and Catholic priest[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Josef Dobrovský include 40440 Dobrovský[55], an asteroid[56].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Josef Dobrovský include 40440 Dobrovský[55], an asteroid[56].

FAQs

Where was Josef Dobrovský born?

Josef Dobrovský's place of birth was Balassagyarmat[2].

Where did Josef Dobrovský die?

Josef Dobrovský died in Brno[4].

What did Josef Dobrovský do for work?

Josef Dobrovský worked as a writer[5], lexicographer[6], linguist[7], historian[8], and Catholic priest[9].

Where did Josef Dobrovský go to school?

Josef Dobrovský was educated at Charles University[25].

Related Entities

Charles University Olomouc

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . tnk.krakow.pl. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . regional database of the Regional Library of Highlands. Retrieved . tritius.kkvysociny.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . regional database of the Regional Library of Highlands. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Olomouc City Library regional database. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . tnk.krakow.pl. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Parsifal catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tritius.kkvysociny.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . regional database of the Regional Library of Highlands. Retrieved . tritius.kkvysociny.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . regional database of the Regional Library of Highlands. Retrieved . tritius.kkvysociny.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . Dobrowsky, Joseph Abbé (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . Dobrowsky, Joseph Abbé (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . Dobrowsky, Joseph Abbé (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  50. [50] ↑ . Dobrowsky, Joseph Abbé (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . Dobrowsky, Joseph Abbé (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  52. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [53] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  6. 14w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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