Family Sibling
Osvald Polívka
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1689823 · wikidata
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Jiří Polívka
1858-03-06 – 1933-03-21
Life & Legacy
Jiří Polívka (6 March 1858 in Enns – 21 March 1933 in Prague) was a Czech linguist, slavist, literary historian and folklorist. He was a disciple of Jan Gebauer. In 1895, he was appointed professor at Charles University in Prague. He became a corresponding member of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts and a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1901). He was a supporter of Theodor Benfey’s migration theory. His major work was the collection of Slavic Tales (1932) and studies about Slavic dialectology.
Polívka is interred at the Vinohrady Cemetery in Prague.
Occupation & Career
pedagogue, writer, university teacher, ethnographer, literary historian, slavist, teacher, folklorist, philologist, literary scholar
Education
Charles University; University of Vienna
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Charles University
Organizations & Memberships
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences · Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Education & Institutions
Charles University · University of Vienna
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1689823 — wikidata View source
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