Karel Jaromír Erben
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Karel Jaromír Erben (ˈkarɛl ˈjaromiːr ˈɛrbɛn) (1811–1870) was a Czech
historian, poet and writer of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection Kytice
(Czech
for The Bouquet), 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.
u Jičína. He went to college in Hradec Králové
. Then, in 1831, he went to Prague where he studied philosophy and later law. He started working in the National Museum (Národní muzeum) with František Palacký
in 1843. He became editor of a Prague's newspaper in 1848. Two years later, in 1850, he became archives' secretary of the National Museum. He died on November 21, 1870 of tuberculosis.
Czech Republic
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historian, poet and writer of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection Kytice
Kytice
Kytice is a collection of ballads by the Czech author Karel Jaromír Erben, first published in 1853 and considered a classic...
(Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
for The Bouquet), which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
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.
Biography
He was born on November 7, 1811 in MiletínMiletín
Miletín is a town in the Czech Republic....
u Jičína. He went to college in Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
. Then, in 1831, he went to Prague where he studied philosophy and later law. He started working in the National Museum (Národní muzeum) with František Palacký
František Palacký
František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...
in 1843. He became editor of a Prague's newspaper in 1848. Two years later, in 1850, he became archives' secretary of the National Museum. He died on November 21, 1870 of tuberculosis.