Award
Czech Medal of Merit
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Milan Balabán
1929-09-03 – 2019-01-04
Life & Legacy
Milan Balabán (3 September 1929 – 4 January 2019) was a Czech theologian, professor of religion and the Old Testament, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (ECCB) pastor, and poet. Balabán, an anti-communist dissident during Czechoslovakia's communist era, was a Charter 77 signatory. He was also among of group of Czech Old Testament scholars who wrote and translated the Old Testament theologians the Czech Ecumenical Translation of the Bible, which remains the most widely used Czech language translation of the Bible today.
Occupation & Career
theologian, pedagogue, writer, parson, religious studies scholar, poet, university teacher, Protestant theologian
Education
Protestant Theological Faculty – Charles University
Faith & Community
Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Czech Medal of Merit; participant in the resistance and resistance against communism
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Czech Medal of Merit · participant in the resistance and resistance against communism
Church
Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren
Employer
Charles University · Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren · Tomas Baťa University in Zlín
Education & Institutions
Protestant Theological Faculty – Charles University
Verified Legacy Record
Award
participant in the resistance and resistance against communism
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Faith Community
Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q648353 · wikidata
Family Father
Antonín Balabán
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Family Sibling
Lydie Cejpová
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Family Sibling
Daniel Balabán
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Family Spouse
Alena Balabánová
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Sources & Provenance
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