Jan Rypka
Encyclopedia
Jan Rypka was a prominent Czech
orientalist
, translator, professor of Iranology and Turkology
at Charles University, Prague.
Jan Rypka was a participant in Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration
in Tehran
in 1934.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
orientalist
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
, translator, professor of Iranology and Turkology
Turkology
Turkology is a complex of humanities sciences studying languages, history, literature, folklore, culture, and ethnology of people speaking Turkic languages and Turkic peoples in chronological and comparative context...
at Charles University, Prague.
Jan Rypka was a participant in Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration
Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration
Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration , was a series of celebrations and scholarly events in the year 1934 to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of Ferdowsi's birth. the Ferdowsi Millenary was announced at the beginning of the year by the government of Iran...
in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
in 1934.