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Bohuslav Hostinský
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Otakar Hostinský
1847-01-02 – 1910-01-19
Life & Legacy
Otakar Hostinský (2 January 1847, Martiněves – 19 January 1910, Prague) was a Czech historian, musicologist, and professor of musical aesthetics. He is known primarily for his support of composer Bedřich Smetana and his contributions to Czech aesthetic theory, which influenced many cultural figures in early twentieth-century Prague, including Zdeněk Nejedlý, Otakar Zich, and Vladimír Helfert. He also wrote the opera librettos to Zdeněk Fibich's masterpiece, The Bride of Messina, and Josef Richard Rozkošný's Cinderella.
Occupation & Career
musicologist, pedagogue, writer, historian, librettist, literary critic, university teacher, philosopher, art historian, aesthetician, theatrologist, teacher, music critic, editor
Education
Charles University
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Employer
Charles University
Education & Institutions
Charles University
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