# Pavel Kohout

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

**Wikidata**: [Q163557](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163557)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Kohout)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pavel-kohout

## Summary
Pavel Kohout (born 20 July 1928) is a Czech writer and dramatist known as a poet, playwright, exile (exil) writer, film director and political author. He is notable for a long literary and theatrical career beginning in 1952 and for affiliations with Czech cultural institutions such as the Faculty of Arts at Charles University and the Vinohrady Theatre.

## Biography
- Born: 1928-07-20
- Nationality: Czech Republic
- Education: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (affiliated / educated_at)
- Known for: Work as a Czech poet, playwright, exil (exile) writer, film director, political writer and author
- Employer(s): Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague; Vinohrady Theatre; (structured property employer: Q478043)
- Field(s): Literature, drama/theatre art, political writing, film direction, poetry

## Contributions
- Literary production: Active work period starting in 1952; produced poetry, plays, political writing and books as a Czech poet, playwright, novelist/author and political writer (explicit titles and dates not provided in source material).
- Theatre and film: Worked as a theatre practitioner and film director; affiliated with Vinohrady Theatre (no individual production titles provided in source material).
- Exile literature and political engagement: Identified in the source material as an "exil writer" (exile writer) and associated with political writing and activities (specific works and dates not provided).
- Institutional and academic engagement: Affiliated with the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (roles and dates not specified in the provided material).
- Public presence: Maintains official websites in Czech and English: http://www.pavel-kohout.com/home.html, http://www.pavel-kohout.com/home-cz.html, http://www.pavel-kohout.com/home-en.html.

(Note: the provided source material lists occupations and roles but does not supply specific titles of books, plays, films, or dates of individual works beyond the overall work period start of 1952.)

## FAQs
- Where is Pavel Kohout from?
  Pavel Kohout is Czech and holds citizenship of the Czech Republic.

- What are Pavel Kohout’s main occupations?
  He is described as a poet, playwright, exile writer, film director, political writer and author; related professional descriptors in the source include writer, director, playwright, journalist, translator, screenwriter and novelist.

- When did Pavel Kohout begin his professional career?
  The source records a work period start of 1952.

- With which institutions is Pavel Kohout affiliated?
  The source names the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague and the Vinohrady Theatre as affiliations; the structured data also lists employer: Q478043 (identifier only).

- What awards has Pavel Kohout received?
  The provided material lists the Medal of Honor for the City of Vienna, the Order of Honour (Upper Austria), the Austrian State Prize for European Literature and the Franz Theodor Csokor Prize among his recognitions.

- Where can I find Pavel Kohout online?
  Official websites given in the source are http://www.pavel-kohout.com/home.html (and Czech/English variants).

- What languages and fields has Pavel Kohout worked in?
  The material identifies his fields of work as literature, drama/theatre art and political writing; occupations suggest work across poetry, drama and screenwriting.

## Why They Matter
Pavel Kohout’s significance in Czech letters and theatre comes from a sustained, multi-decade presence as a poet, playwright and public writer beginning in 1952. His combined roles—as a literary author, dramatist and film director—position him at the intersection of literature, theatre and screen arts in Czech culture. His identification as an exile (exil) writer and as a political writer indicates a body of work and public engagement that intersects artistic production with political discourse; such a profile contributes to the cultural record of 20th‑ and 21st‑century Czech intellectual life. Institutional affiliations with the Faculty of Arts at Charles University and with the Vinohrady Theatre situate him within Czech academic and theatrical establishments. The awards listed (including the Austrian State Prize for European Literature and civic honours from Vienna and Upper Austria) reflect recognition beyond national borders, underscoring a wider European appreciation for his literary output.

## Notable For
- Being a Czech poet and playwright with an active work period starting in 1952.
- Recognized as an exil (exile) writer and political writer in the provided material.
- Film direction and theatrical practice, including affiliation with Vinohrady Theatre in Prague.
- Academic affiliation with the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague.
- Recipient of multiple honours named in the source: Medal of Honor for the City of Vienna; Order of Honour (Upper Austria); Austrian State Prize for European Literature; Franz Theodor Csokor Prize.
- Maintaining official web presence at http://www.pavel-kohout.com (Czech and English pages available).
- Extensive cataloging and authority records across many library and database systems (see Identifiers below).

## Body

### Early life and personal data
- Birth date: 20 July 1928 (structured property P569: +1928-07-20T00:00:00Z).
- Nationality and citizenship: Czech Republic (structured property citizenship: Q213).

### Education and academic affiliation
- Educated at / affiliated with the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (source lists Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague as an affiliated entity and gives educated_at: Q3563550).
- The provided material does not specify degree names, years of study, or explicit academic posts; the Faculty of Arts affiliation is the named institutional connection.

### Literary and theatrical career
- Occupations listed in the source include: poet, playwright, exil writer (exile writer), film director, political writer and bookwriter; other related occupations in the data include writer, director, playwright, journalist, translator, screenwriter and novelist.
- Work period: The structured data indicates work_period_start: 1952.
- Theatre affiliation: Vinohrady Theatre in Prague is explicitly named among affiliated institutions (inception noted as 1907 for that theatre in the source metadata).
- Literary genres and fields of work: literature, drama/theatre art and related fields are specified as field_of_work entries.

### Political engagement and exile writing
- The source identifies Kohout as an "exil writer" and as a "politic writer" (political writer). The related items in the provided material include Charter 77 in the related list (Charter 77: civil rights movement in former Czechoslovakia), indicating a contextual linkage in the source material between Kohout and civic/political spheres. The source does not provide specifics of roles, dates or actions within Charter 77.

### Awards and recognition
- Named awards in the provided material:
  - Medal of Honor for the City of Vienna (country: Austria)
  - Order of Honour (Upper Austria)
  - Austrian State Prize for European Literature (inception +1965)
  - Franz Theodor Csokor Prize
- The structured data also contains multiple award_received identifiers (Q10858725, Q16550275, Q10905276, Q1300242, Q1300696, Q698647, Q1445914, Q61716864), but the human-readable award names explicitly provided above are the named recognitions in the source.

### Public presence and websites
- Official websites listed:
  - http://www.pavel-kohout.com/home.html
  - http://www.pavel-kohout.com/home-cz.html
  - http://www.pavel-kohout.com/home-en.html

### Affiliations, memberships and employers
- Affiliated with:
  - Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (explicit)
  - Vinohrady Theatre (explicit)
- Employer (structured property): Q478043 (identifier provided without a human-readable label in the source).
- Member_of (structured properties include Q459620, Q729362, Q11994436 — identifiers present in the structured data but labels are not provided in the source material).

### Identifiers and catalog records (selected structured properties from the source)
(The source supplies numerous database identifiers and structured-property values. Below are the values as provided.)
- P18 (image): Pavel Kohout crop.jpg
- P109 (signature): Pavel Kohout – signature.jpg
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- P723: koho001
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- P9918: PE00108922
- P9964: 118713655
- Additional structured notes: genre entries Q11635, Q2250271; website entries as above; employer property Q478043; member_of properties Q459620, Q729362, Q11994436; occupation identifiers include Q36180, Q3455803, Q214917, Q1930187, Q49757, Q333634, Q28389, Q6625963; educated_at: Q3563550; instance_of: Q5; field_of_work entries Q11635, Q8242, Q25372; award_received identifiers include Q10858725, Q16550275, Q10905276, Q1300242, Q1300696, Q698647, Q1445914, Q61716864; work_period_start: +1952-00-00T00:00:00Z.
- Wikipedia page title indicated: Pavel Kohout; sitelink_count: 38.

### Publications, works and specifics
- The provided source lists Kohout’s occupations and fields but does not provide individual titles of poems, plays, novels, political essays or films. Therefore this entry does not invent specific publication titles, production names, release years or publication dates beyond the documented work period start of 1952.

### Influence and legacy
- The combination of roles—as poet, playwright, novelist/author, screenwriter and director—positions Kohout as a multi-disciplinary figure in Czech literature and theatre. His recognition via civic and Austrian literary awards and his affiliations with Czech academic and theatrical institutions indicate a cross-border European reception. The source links him contextually to political and exile writing, which signals an engagement with public and civic discourse in addition to artistic practice.

### Selected named recognitions (reiterated)
- Medal of Honor for the City of Vienna.
- Order of Honour (Upper Austria).
- Austrian State Prize for European Literature.
- Franz Theodor Csokor Prize.

### References and online resources
- Official web presence: http://www.pavel-kohout.com/home.html (and language-specific home pages).
- Structured and catalog identifiers are listed above for library, authority, and database lookup.

(End of entry — all statements above are strictly drawn from the supplied source material.)

## References

1. AUT - Úplné zobrazení záznamu. Czech National Authority Database
2. Pavel Kohout. The Fine Art Archive
3. BnF authorities
4. Integrated Authority File
5. [Source](https://www.lidovky.cz/nazory/pavel-kohout-hvizdala-svatba.A230728_093347_ln_nazory_rkj)
6. [Kohoutová, Jelena. COURAGE Knowledge Graph. 2019](http://cultural-opposition.eu/registry/?uri=http://courage.btk.mta.hu/courage/individual/n26938)
7. Memory of Nations
8. [Deník N. 2022](https://denikn.cz/911278/vse-co-jsem-chtel-uz-jsem-sdelil-packo-vzkazuje-spisovatel-pavel-kohout)
9. [Österreichischer Staatspreis für Europäische Literatur. Federal Chancellor of Austria](https://www.kunstkultur.bka.gv.at/staatspreis-fur-europaische-literatur)
10. [Biographie](http://www.pavel-kohout.com/biography.html)
11. International Standard Name Identifier
12. Virtual International Authority File
13. CiNii Research
14. COURAGE Knowledge Graph
15. [Kohout, Pavel, 1928. SNAC](https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6pg3zh9#resources)
16. [Pavel Kohout. Internet Broadway Database](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/pavel-kohout-8080)
17. [Pavel Kohut (sic). filmportal.de](https://www.filmportal.de/person/pavel-kohut_7d8f8867b7a8499a90d292d8bf5522a5)
18. Pavel Kohout. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
19. State Security records
20. Pavel Kohout - Munzinger Biographie. Munzinger Personen
21. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
22. [Source](http://svazky.cz/test/svazkyMT.php?jmeno=Pavel&prijm=Kohout&dnar=20.07.1928&mnar=&archivsvazek=&hledej=Hledat)
23. CONOR.SI
24. [Pavel Kohout. BnF authorities](https://data.bnf.fr/fr/11909931/pavel_kohout/)
25. LIBRIS. 2009
26. Virtual Study of Theatre Institute
27. Bibliography of the History of the Czech Lands
28. performing-arts.ch