Petr Král

Czech poet, essayist and writer (1941-2020)
Person human Q2779300
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Petr Král

Summary

Petr Král is a human[1]. His place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on September 4, 1941[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on June 17, 2020[5]. He worked as a writer[6], poet[7], novelist[8], translator[9], and essayist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Petr Král's place of birth was Prague[2].
  • Petr Král was born in Olomouc[12].
  • Petr Král passed away in Prague[4].
  • Petr Král was born on September 4, 1941[3].
  • Petr Král died on June 17, 2020[5].
  • Petr Král held citizenship in Czech Republic[13].
  • Petr Král held citizenship in France[14].
  • Petr Král held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[15].
  • Petr Král worked as a writer[6].
  • Petr Král's professions included poet[7].
  • Petr Král worked as a novelist[8].
  • Petr Král worked as a translator[9].
  • Petr Král's professions included essayist[10].
  • Petr Král's professions included dramaturge[16].
  • Petr Král's field of work was literature[17].
  • Petr Král's field of work was theatre art[18].
  • Petr Král's field of work was film theory[19].
  • Petr Král's field of work was translation[20].
  • Petr Král was educated at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague[21].
  • Petr Král's doctoral advisor was Jean Antoine Gili[22].
  • Petr Král received the Prix de littérature francophone Jean Arp[23].
  • Petr Král received the Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal[24].
  • Petr Král received the Grand prix de la francophonie[25].
  • Petr Král received the participant in the resistance and resistance against communism[26].
  • Petr Král is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Prague[2], a municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 0800[30], headquartered in Prague[31] and Olomouc[12], a city[32], in Czech Republic[33], founded in 1017[34], headquartered in Olomouc[35]. Petr Král was born on September 4, 1941[3].

Education

Petr Král was educated at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague[21]. His doctoral advisor was Jean Antoine Gili[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], poet[7], novelist[8], translator[9], essayist[10], and dramaturge[16]. Fields of work include literature[17], a type of arts[36]; theatre art[18], a performing arts genre[37]; film theory[19], an academic discipline[38]; and translation[20], an academic major[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Prix de littérature francophone Jean Arp[23], a literary award[40], in France[41], founded in 2004[42]; Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal[24], a cultural prize[43], in Czech Republic[44], founded in 2000[45]; Grand prix de la francophonie[25], a literary award[46], in France[47], founded in 1986[48]; and participant in the resistance and resistance against communism[26].

Death and Burial

Petr Král died on June 17, 2020[5]. He died in Prague[4].

Why It Matters

Petr Král ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Petr Král born?

Petr Král's place of birth was Prague[2].

Where did Petr Král die?

Petr Král died in Prague[4].

What did Petr Král do for work?

Petr Král worked as writer[6], poet[7], novelist[8], translator[9], and essayist[10].

Where did Petr Král go to school?

Petr Král was educated at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague[21].

What awards did Petr Král receive?

Honors received include Prix de littérature francophone Jean Arp[23], Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal[24], Grand prix de la francophonie[25], and participant in the resistance and resistance against communism[26].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [15] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [16] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] . 3odboj.army.cz. Retrieved . 3odboj.army.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . ceskenoviny.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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