Pavel Jozef Šafárik

Slovak poet, linguist, literature historian, publicist, educator, publicist, translator, writer and science writer (1795–1861)
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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].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [16] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  43. [43] ↑ . tnk.krakow.pl. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  45. [1] ↑ . Q24503767. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [3] ↑ . Q24503767. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  55. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [58] ↑ . Šafařík, Paul Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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