Karel Hlaváček

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1874 – 1898

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Who was Karel Hlaváček?

Karel Hlaváček was a Czech Symbolist and Decadent poet and artist.

He published his poetic works and art criticisms in the journal Moderní revue. He was also active as an artist, creating works that suggest his anxieties about sex, such as Exile. He was the founding member and the first president of the nationalist and athletic Sokol group in the Prague suburb of Libeň. He died of tuberculosis aged 23.

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Born
Aug 24, 1874
Prague
Lived in
  • Prague
Died
Jun 15, 1898
Prague

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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