Karel Jaromír Erben
Poet, Author
1811 – 1870
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Who was Karel Jaromír Erben?
Karel Jaromír Erben was a Czech historian, poet and writer of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection Kytice, which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric themes.
He also wrote Písně národní v Čechách which contains 500 songs and Prostonárodní české písně a říkadla, a five-parted book that brings together most of the Czech folklore.
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- Born
- Nov 7, 1811
Miletín - Also known as
- Karel Jaromir Erben
- Parents
- Spouses
- Barbora Mečířová
(1842 - 1859) - Žofie Mastná
(1859 - 1870)
- Barbora Mečířová
- Nationality
- Austria-Hungary
- Austrian Empire
- Profession
- Education
- Charles University in Prague
Law
(1833 - 1837)
- Charles University in Prague
- Died
- Nov 21, 1870
Prague
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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