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Bedřich Hrozný

Bedřich Hrozný was a Czechoslovak orientalist, archaeologist, writer, university teacher, hittitologist and assyriologist (1879–1952). He was born in Lysá nad Labem and died in Prague.

Also recorded as Bedrich Hrozny

Bedřich Hrozný

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Born
1879 · Lysá nad Labem
Died
1952 · Prague
Nationality
Austria–Hungary · Czechoslovakia
Occupation
orientalist · archaeologist · writer · university teacher · hittitologist · assyriologist · librarian · historian
Fields
linguistics · Semitic · cuneiform · oriental studies
Education
University of Vienna · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Faculty of Protestant theology of University of Vienna
Honours
honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse · doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
Languages
Latin · Greek · Hebrew

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Archives and collections
  3. 03Bibliography and scholarly literature
  4. 04Notes, references and evidence

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