Josef Václav Sládek

Czech poet, publicist and translator (1845–1912)
Person human Q1705960
Josef Václav Sládek
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Josef Václav Sládek

Summary

Josef Václav Sládek is a human[1]. Born in Zbiroh[2], he… he was born on October 27, 1845[3]. He passed away in Zbiroh[4]. He died on June 28, 1912[5]. He worked as a writer[6], translator[7], poet[8], journalist[9], and opinion journalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Josef Václav Sládek was born in Zbiroh[2].
  • Josef Václav Sládek died in Zbiroh[4].
  • Josef Václav Sládek was born on October 27, 1845[3].
  • Josef Václav Sládek was born on January 1845[12].
  • Josef Václav Sládek died on June 28, 1912[5].
  • Josef Václav Sládek is buried at Slavín[13].
  • Josef Václav Sládek held citizenship in Austrian Empire[14].
  • Czech was Josef Václav Sládek's native language[15].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's professions included writer[6].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's professions included translator[7].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's professions included poet[8].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's professions included journalist[9].
  • Josef Václav Sládek worked as an opinion journalist[10].
  • Josef Václav Sládek worked as a literary critic[16].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's field of work was literature[17].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's field of work was poetry[18].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's field of work was journalism[19].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's field of work was translation[20].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's field of work was pedagogy[21].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's field of work was editing[22].
  • Josef Václav Sládek was educated at Charles University[23].
  • Josef Václav Sládek is recorded as male[24].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's Commons category is recorded as Josef Václav Sládek[26].
  • Josef Václav Sládek's family name is recorded as Sládek[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CZ[29]

  • Began / founded: 1845-10-27[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1912-06-28[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ebeb8cb7-6480-4ee1-a8c5-af70019ec6c3[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Zbiroh[2], Josef Václav Sládek… Recorded date of birth include October 27, 1845[3] and January 1845[12]. Czech was his native language[15].

Education

Josef Václav Sládek's education included a stint at Charles University[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], translator[7], poet[8], journalist[9], opinion journalist[10], and literary critic[16]. Fields of work include literature[17], a type of arts[33]; poetry[18], a literary form[34]; journalism[19], an industry[35]; translation[20], an academic major[36]; pedagogy[21], a branch of science[37]; and editing[22].

Death and Burial

Josef Václav Sládek died on June 28, 1912[5]. He died in Zbiroh[4]. He is buried at Slavín[13].

Why It Matters

Josef Václav Sládek ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Josef Václav Sládek born?

Josef Václav Sládek was born in Zbiroh[2].

Where did Josef Václav Sládek die?

Josef Václav Sládek died in Zbiroh[4].

What did Josef Václav Sládek do for work?

Josef Václav Sládek worked as writer[6], translator[7], poet[8], journalist[9], and opinion journalist[10].

Where did Josef Václav Sládek go to school?

Josef Václav Sládek was educated at Charles University[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [25] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Sladek, Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Kurkic5 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Occupation writer, translator, poet +8
    Family name Sládek
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