Pavel Kohout

Czech poet, playwright, exil writer, film director, politic writer and bookwriter (born 1928)
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Pavel Kohout

Summary

Pavel Kohout is a human[1]. He was born in Prague[2]. He was born on +1928-07-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4], director[5], playwright[6], journalist[7], and poet[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Pavel Kohout was born in Prague[2].
  • Pavel Kohout was born on +1928-07-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Pavel Kohout was Ondřej Kohout[10].
  • A child of Pavel Kohout was Q107505383[11].
  • A child of Pavel Kohout was Tereza Boučková[12].
  • Pavel Kohout held citizenship in Czech Republic[13].
  • Czech was Pavel Kohout's native language[14].
  • Pavel Kohout's professions included writer[4].
  • Pavel Kohout worked as a director[5].
  • Pavel Kohout's professions included playwright[6].
  • Pavel Kohout worked as a journalist[7].
  • Pavel Kohout's professions included poet[8].
  • Pavel Kohout worked as a translator[15].
  • Pavel Kohout's field of work was theatre art[16].
  • Pavel Kohout's field of work was literature[17].
  • Pavel Kohout's field of work was drama[18].
  • Pavel Kohout's education included a stint at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[19].
  • Pavel Kohout received the Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal[20].
  • Pavel Kohout received the Gratias Agit[21].
  • Pavel Kohout received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[22].
  • Pavel Kohout received the Medal of Honor for the City of Vienna[23].
  • Pavel Kohout received the Order of Honour (Upper Austria)[24].
  • Pavel Kohout received the Austrian State Prize for European Literature[25].
  • Pavel Kohout was a member of German Academy for Language and Literature[26].
  • Pavel Kohout was a member of Charter 77[27].

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Origins and Family

Pavel Kohout's place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on +1928-07-20T00:00:00Z[3]. Czech was his native language[14].

Education

Pavel Kohout's education included a stint at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], director[5], playwright[6], journalist[7], poet[8], and translator[15]. Fields of work include theatre art[16], a performing arts genre[28]; literature[17], a type of arts[29]; and drama[18], a literary mode[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal[20], a cultural prize[31], in Czech Republic[32], founded in 2000[33]; Gratias Agit[21], a cultural prize[34], in Czech Republic[35], founded in 1997[36]; Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[22], a grade of an order[37], in Germany[38]; Medal of Honor for the City of Vienna[23], an award[39], in Austria[40]; Order of Honour (Upper Austria)[24], an award[41], in Austria[42]; and Austrian State Prize for European Literature[25], a literary award[43], in Austria[44], founded in 1965[45].

Personal Life

Children include Ondřej Kohout[10], a visual artist[46], b. 1953[47], of Austria[48], awarded the participant in the resistance and resistance against communism[49], specialised in visual arts[50]; Q107505383[11], b. 1954[51], of Czechoslovakia[52], awarded the participant in the resistance and resistance against communism[53]; and Tereza Boučková[12], a writer[54], b. 1957[55], of Czech Republic[56], awarded the Jiří Orten Award[57].

Why It Matters

Pavel Kohout ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

Where was Pavel Kohout born?

Born in Prague[2], Pavel Kohout…

What did Pavel Kohout do for work?

Pavel Kohout worked as writer[4], director[5], playwright[6], journalist[7], and poet[8].

Where did Pavel Kohout go to school?

Pavel Kohout was educated at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague[19].

What awards did Pavel Kohout receive?

Honors received include Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal[20], Gratias Agit[21], Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[22], and Medal of Honor for the City of Vienna[23].

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  6. [19] . Memory of Nations. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] . kunstkultur.bka.gv.at. Retrieved . kunstkultur.bka.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . COURAGE Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  29. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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