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Alois Musil

1868-06-30 – 1944-04-12

Portrait of Alois Musil
Alois Musil, 1914, passport photographyCredit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

Alois Musil (30 June 1868 – 12 April 1944) was a Czech theologian, orientalist, explorer and bilingual Czech and German writer.

Occupation & Career

explorer, theologian, pedagogue, writer, university teacher, Catholic priest, teacher, orientalist, arabist, traveler, biblical scholar, ethnographer, prose writer, botanical collector, diplomat, geographer

Education

Saints Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology of Palacký University, Olomouc; Dominican monastery in Olomouc

Faith & Community

Catholicism

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Charles P. Daly Medal

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Charles P. Daly Medal

Church

Catholicism

Employer

Charles University · Oriental Institute, ASCR · Saints Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology of Palacký University, Olomouc · University of Vienna

Organizations & Memberships

Arab Academy of Damascus · Czech Academy of Science and Art

Education & Institutions

Dominican monastery in Olomouc · Saints Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology of Palacký University, Olomouc

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q695730 — wikidata View source

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