Milena Jesenská

Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator (1896-1944)
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Milena Jesenská

Summary

Milena Jesenská is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Prague[2]. She was born on +1896-08-10T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Ravensbrück concentration camp[4]. She died on +1944-05-17T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a writer[6], journalist[7], translator[8], opinion journalist[9], and editing staff[10]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (278 views/month, #7,056 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Prague[2], Milena Jesenská…
  • Milena Jesenská died in Ravensbrück concentration camp[4].
  • Milena Jesenská passed away in Ravensbrück[12].
  • Milena Jesenská was born on +1896-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Milena Jesenská was born on +1896-04-10T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Milena Jesenská was born on +1896-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Milena Jesenská died on +1944-05-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Milena Jesenská's father was Jan Jesenský[15].
  • Milena Jesenská was married to Jaromír Krejcar[16].
  • Milena Jesenská was married to Ernst Polak[17].
  • A child of Milena Jesenská was Jana Černá[18].
  • Milena Jesenská held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[19].
  • Milena Jesenská held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[20].
  • Milena Jesenská worked as a writer[6].
  • Milena Jesenská's professions included journalist[7].
  • Milena Jesenská's professions included translator[8].
  • Milena Jesenská worked as an opinion journalist[9].
  • Milena Jesenská's professions included editing staff[10].
  • Milena Jesenská's field of work was journalism[21].
  • Milena Jesenská's field of work was opinion journalism[22].
  • Milena Jesenská's field of work was translation[23].
  • Milena Jesenská's field of work was editing[24].
  • Milena Jesenská was employed by Pestrý týden[25].
  • Milena Jesenská was employed by Lidové noviny[26].
  • Milena Jesenská was employed by Přítomnost[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Prague[2], Milena Jesenská… Recorded date of birth include +1896-08-10T00:00:00Z[3], +1896-04-10T00:00:00Z[13], and +1896-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]. Her father was Jan Jesenský[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], journalist[7], translator[8], opinion journalist[9], and editing staff[10]. Fields of work include journalism[21], an industry[28]; opinion journalism[22], a journalism genre[29]; translation[23], an academic major[30]; and editing[24]. Employers include Pestrý týden[25], a magazine[31], in Czechoslovakia[32], founded in 1926[33]; Lidové noviny[26], a newspaper[34], in Austria–Hungary[35], founded in 1893[36]; and Přítomnost[27], a magazine[37], in Czech Republic[38], founded in 1924[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class[40], a grade of an order[41], in Czech Republic[42] and Righteous Among the Nations[43], a title of honor[44], in Israel[45], founded in 1963[46].

Personal Life

Spouses include Jaromír Krejcar[16], an architect[47], 1895–1950[48], of Cisleithania[49] and Ernst Polak[17], a literary critic[50], 1886–1947[51], of Austria[52], specialised in literary criticism[53]. A child of Milena Jesenská was Jana Černá[18]. She was affiliated with the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia[54].

Death and Burial

Milena Jesenská died on +1944-05-17T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Ravensbrück concentration camp[4], a Nazi concentration camp[55], in Germany[56], founded in 1938[57] and Ravensbrück[12], a human settlement[58], in Germany[59]. The cause of death was kidney failure[60].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Milena Jesenská include 6441 Milenajesenská[61], an asteroid[62].

Why It Matters

Milena Jesenská ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (278 views/month, #7,056 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Entities named for her include 6441 Milenajesenská[61], an asteroid[62].

FAQs

Where was Milena Jesenská born?

Milena Jesenská was born in Prague[2].

Where did Milena Jesenská die?

Milena Jesenská died in Ravensbrück concentration camp[4].

Who were Milena Jesenská's parents?

Milena Jesenská's father was Jan Jesenský[15].

Who was Milena Jesenská married to?

Milena Jesenská's spouses include Jaromír Krejcar[16] and Ernst Polak[17].

What did Milena Jesenská do for work?

Milena Jesenská worked as writer[6], journalist[7], translator[8], opinion journalist[9], and editing staff[10].

What awards did Milena Jesenská receive?

Honors received include Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class[40] and Righteous Among the Nations[43].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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