Josef Holeček (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Holeček (writer)

Czech publicist, translator, bookwriter and writer

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1853

Place of Birth: Stožice, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1929

Profession: writer, translator, journalist, linguist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Josef Holecek (27 February 1853, Stožice, Strakonice District – 6 March 1929, Prague) was a Czech writer of the realism and ruralism movements who wrote about his native South Bohemian Region.
He was journalist and translator as well. He studied in Písek, Ceské Budejovice and Tábor (the oldest park there is named after him Holeckovy sady) and since 1926 there is his monument there. Having befriended several South Slavs in Tábor, he became interested in their folklore and also in literature, art and history in general.
After his studies, he worked in Zagreb and in 1875 he became a correspondent of the Prague newspaper Národní listy in the Balkans.
He was a Slavic patriot; in 1887 he visited Russia and in 1889 he travelled through Anatolia and visited Istanbul.



Alternative names	Birth name: Ignác Schächtl, pseudonym: Hynek Šechtl, pseudonym: Hynek Schächtl
Description	Austro-Hungarian photographer and cinematographer
Date of birth/death	26 May 1840	6 July 1911
Location of birth/death	Prague	1=Tábor
Work period	1865 - 1911
Work location	1=Tábor
Authority control	: Q12021455 VIAF: 34016759 ISNI: 0000 0000 7890 115X LCCN: no90018562 GND: 141168382 NKC: jx20071121061 WorldCat