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August Sedláček

August Sedláček (1843–1926) was a Czechoslovak historian, archivist and heraldist.

Also recorded as August Sedlacek

Portrait of August Sedláček , Czech historian

Jan Vilímek · Humoristické listy, roč. 1882, č. 42 , digitized by Czech Academy of Sciences · Public domain

Biography

Born at Mladá Vožice in 1843, died in Písek in 1926.

The recorded working language is Czech, Latin and German.

The field of work recorded is history, archival science and auxiliary science of history.

Distinctions recorded are Order of Franz Joseph.

August Sedláček (1923) - Jos. Skalický, Písek (A. Sedláček - Hrady, zámky a tvrze království Českého,14. Díl, 1923)

August Sedláček (1923) - Jos. Skalický, Písek (A. Sedláček - Hrady, zámky a tvrze království Českého,14. Díl, 1923)

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Kaplíř ze Sulevic - coat of arms (A. Sedláčekː Hrady, zámky a tvrze království Českého, Díl 8., 1891)

Kaplíř ze Sulevic - coat of arms (A. Sedláčekː Hrady, zámky a tvrze království Českého, Díl 8., 1891)

Vojtěch Král z Dobré Vody · Public domain - Kramerius Digital Libraryː https://kramerius5.nkp.cz/view/uuid:1ed20270-2ffb-11de-8f63-000d606f5dc6?page=uuid:3ca99190-7b52-11e7-89ee-5ef3fc9ae867

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Places

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  • Mladá Vožice

    Birth place

  • Písek

    Death place

Primary material

Documents and archives

Citations

References

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