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Jan Filip

1900-12-25 – 1981-04-30

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Jan Filip (* 25 December 1900 Chocnějovice - 30 April 1981 Prague) was a Czech archaeologist, historian and teacher. He dealt mainly with Celtic settlement in Czechoslovakia, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. He was a professor at Charles University. In 1955, he was appointed an academician, and in 1963-1974 he served as director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Czechoslovak Archaeological Academy. For more than 25 years he edited the periodical Archeological Dispatches, which he founded himself.Credit: Author of this photo is unknown person.

Life & Legacy

Jan Filip (born 25 December 1900 in Chocnějovice, died 30 April 1981 in Prague) was a Czech archaeologist, prehistorian and pedagogue.

Occupation & Career

archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian, university teacher, historian, teacher

Education

Charles University; Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague; Examination Board for Teachers at Secondary Schools of Charles University

Legacy Highlights

Employer

Charles University

Organizations & Memberships

German Academy of Sciences at Berlin · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities

Education & Institutions

Charles University · Examination Board for Teachers at Secondary Schools of Charles University · Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q571137 — wikidata View source

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