Josef Pekař

Czech historian, literature historian, professor, university educator and science writer (1870–1937)
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Josef Pekař
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Josef Pekař

Summary

Josef Pekař is a human[1]. He was born in Malý Rohozec[2]. He was born on April 12, 1870[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on January 23, 1937[5]. He worked as a historian[6], pedagogue[7], writer[8], literary historian[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Malý Rohozec[2], Josef Pekař…
  • Josef Pekař passed away in Prague[4].
  • Josef Pekař died in Smíchov[12].
  • Josef Pekař was born on April 12, 1870[3].
  • Josef Pekař died on January 23, 1937[5].
  • Josef Pekař is buried at Cemetery in Jenišovice[13].
  • Josef Pekař held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[14].
  • Josef Pekař worked as a historian[6].
  • Josef Pekař worked as a pedagogue[7].
  • Josef Pekař's professions included writer[8].
  • Josef Pekař worked as a literary historian[9].
  • Josef Pekař worked as a university teacher[10].
  • Josef Pekař's field of work was history[15].
  • Josef Pekař's field of work was history of literature[16].
  • Josef Pekař's field of work was literature[17].
  • Josef Pekař held the position of Rector of Charles University[18].
  • Among Josef Pekař's employers was Charles University[19].
  • Josef Pekař was educated at Charles University[20].
  • Josef Pekař was educated at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[21].
  • Josef Pekař is recorded as male[22].
  • Josef Pekař's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Josef Pekař's Commons category is recorded as Josef Pekař[24].
  • Josef Pekař earned the academic degree of professor[25].
  • Josef Pekař's family name is recorded as Pekař[26].
  • Josef Pekař's given name is recorded as Josef[27].

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Origins and Family

Josef Pekař's place of birth was Malý Rohozec[2]. He was born on April 12, 1870[3].

Education

Educated at Charles University[20], a public university[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 1348[30], headquartered in Prague[31] and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[21], a faculty[32], in Czech Republic[33], founded in 1348[34], headquartered in Prague[35]. Josef Pekař earned the academic degree of professor[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], pedagogue[7], writer[8], literary historian[9], and university teacher[10]. Fields of work include history[15]; history of literature[16], an academic discipline[36]; and literature[17], a type of arts[37]. Among Josef Pekař's employers was Charles University[19]. He held the position of Rector of Charles University[18].

Death and Burial

Josef Pekař died on January 23, 1937[5]. Recorded place of death include Prague[4], a municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic[38], in Czech Republic[39], founded in 0800[40], headquartered in Prague[41] and Smíchov[12], a municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic[42], in Czech Republic[43]. Burial took place at Cemetery in Jenišovice[13].

Why It Matters

Josef Pekař ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Josef Pekař born?

Born in Malý Rohozec[2], Josef Pekař…

Where did Josef Pekař die?

Josef Pekař died in Prague[4].

What did Josef Pekař do for work?

Josef Pekař worked as historian[6], pedagogue[7], writer[8], literary historian[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Josef Pekař go to school?

Josef Pekař was educated at Charles University[20] and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . regional database of the Research Library in Hradec Králové. Retrieved . svkhk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . svkhk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Collection of Registry Books at Prague City Archives. katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Students of the Universities of Prague 1882–1945. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . svkhk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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