Pavel Jozef Šafárik
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Summary
Pavel Jozef Šafárik was born on May 13, 1795[1], in Kobeliarovo[2]. He died on June 26, 1861[3], in Prague[4]. He worked as a translator[5], linguist[6], poet[7], historian[8], and pedagogue[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Olšany Cemetery[11]
- Child: Vojtěch Šafařík[12], Božena Šafaříková[13]
- Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire[14]
- Occupation: journalist[15], writer[16], teacher[17], philologist[18], university teacher[19], philosopher[20], ethnographer[21], slavist[22], librarian[23]
- Field of work: linguistics[24], history[25], philology[26], library science[27], library administration[28], ethnography[29], creative and professional writing[30]
- Employer: Charles University[31]
- Educated at: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[32], Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium (Novi Sad)[33]
- Award received: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[34], Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class[35], honorary citizen of Prague[36]
- Member of: Society of Serbian Letters[37], Austrian Academy of Sciences[38], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[39], Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[40], Russian Academy of Sciences[41], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[42], Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie[43], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[44]
- Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[45]
- Sex or gender: male[46]
- Commons category: Pavel Jozef Šafárik[47]
- Family name: Šafárik[48]
- Given name: Pavel[49], Jozef[50], Pavol[51]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pavel Jozef Šafárik[52]
- Relative: Konstantin Jireček[53]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[54], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[55], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[56], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[57], Slovník naučný[58]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Pavel Jozef Šafárik include Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice[59], a public university[60], in Slovakia[61], founded in 1959[62], headquartered in Košice[63] and Šafaříkova[64], a former entity[65], in Czech Republic[66].
Why It Matters
Pavel Jozef Šafárik has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for him include Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice[59], a public university[60], in Slovakia[61], founded in 1959[62], headquartered in Košice[63] and Šafaříkova[64], a former entity[65], in Czech Republic[66].
FAQs
Where was Pavel Jozef Šafárik born?
Pavel Jozef Šafárik's place of birth was Kobeliarovo[2].
Where did Pavel Jozef Šafárik die?
Pavel Jozef Šafárik died in Prague[4].
What did Pavel Jozef Šafárik do for work?
Pavel Jozef Šafárik worked as a translator[5], linguist[6], poet[7], historian[8], and pedagogue[9].
Where did Pavel Jozef Šafárik go to school?
Pavel Jozef Šafárik was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[32] and Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium (Novi Sad)[33].
What awards did Pavel Jozef Šafárik receive?
Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[34], Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class[35], and honorary citizen of Prague[36].