Karel Jaromír Erben

Czech archivist, poet, ethnographer, librettist, publicist, lawyer, translator and writer (1811–1870)
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Karel Jaromír Erben
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Karel Jaromír Erben

Summary

Karel Jaromír Erben is a human[1]. His place of birth was Miletín[2]. He was born on November 7, 1811[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on November 21, 1870[5]. He worked as a translator[6], poet[7], musicologist[8], historian[9], and archivist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Miletín[2], Karel Jaromír Erben…
  • Karel Jaromír Erben passed away in Prague[4].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben was born on November 7, 1811[3].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben was born on 1811[12].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben died on November 21, 1870[5].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben died on 1870[13].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben died on November 27, 1870[14].
  • Burial took place at Olšany Cemetery[15].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben held citizenship in Austrian Empire[16].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[17].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben worked as a translator[6].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's professions included poet[7].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben worked as a musicologist[8].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's professions included historian[9].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben worked as an archivist[10].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's professions included journalist[18].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's field of work was oral literature[19].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's field of work was archival science[20].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's field of work was collecting[21].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's field of work was creative and professional writing[22].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's field of work was poetry[23].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's field of work was translation[24].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's education included a stint at Gymnasium[25].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben's education included a stint at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[26].
  • Karel Jaromír Erben was a member of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CZ[29]

  • Began / founded: 1811-11-07[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1870-11-21[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d82808fe-ccb2-495f-95e5-8dc8533c6c34[32]

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Origins and Family

Karel Jaromír Erben's place of birth was Miletín[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 7, 1811[3] and 1811[12].

Education

Educated at Gymnasium[25], a type of educational institution[33] and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[26], a faculty[34], in Czech Republic[35], founded in 1348[36], headquartered in Prague[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[6], poet[7], musicologist[8], historian[9], archivist[10], and journalist[18]. Fields of work include oral literature[19], a literary genre[38]; archival science[20], a field of study[39]; collecting[21]; creative and professional writing[22], an academic discipline[40]; poetry[23], a literary form[41]; and translation[24], an academic major[42].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 21, 1870[5], 1870[13], and November 27, 1870[14]. Karel Jaromír Erben passed away in Prague[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[43]. Burial took place at Olšany Cemetery[15].

Why It Matters

Karel Jaromír Erben ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Works attributed to him include Kytice[46], a literary work[47].

FAQs

Where was Karel Jaromír Erben born?

Karel Jaromír Erben was born in Miletín[2].

Where did Karel Jaromír Erben die?

Karel Jaromír Erben passed away in Prague[4].

What did Karel Jaromír Erben do for work?

Karel Jaromír Erben worked as translator[6], poet[7], musicologist[8], historian[9], and archivist[10].

Where did Karel Jaromír Erben go to school?

Karel Jaromír Erben was educated at Gymnasium[25] and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[26].

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  1. [2] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . aleph.svkhk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . svkhk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Erben, Karl Jaromir (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [43] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . svkhk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . svkhk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  26. [14] . regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove. Retrieved . kmhk.tritius.cz. Provenance: 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [47] . 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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