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František Halas

František Halas was a Czechoslovak writer, linguist, poet, translator, editing staff and politician (1901–1949). He was born in Brno and died in Prague.

Also recorded as Frantisek Halas

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Biography

The authorities additionally record the heading Frantisek Halas. His recorded language was Czech.

He married Libuše Halasová. 2 children are recorded: Jan Halas and František X. Halas. Other recorded relations include Dagmar Halasová.

František Halas is recorded with the occupation editing staff. Recorded as writer, linguist, poet, translator and editing staff.

František Halas is recorded as having received Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class and Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Catalogued output

Works

12 dopisů ženě.

  • A Book of Czech Verse

  • Lví stopou

  • The last thoughts of a Communist poet

  • Poesie

  • Dílo Františka Halase

  • Kohout plaší smrt

  • V řadě

  • O Františku Halasovi

  • Wybór poezji

  • Kunštátské akordy

  • Gražyna [litevská povídka]

  • Věčný Puškin

The complete catalogue · 24

  • A Book of Czech Verse

  • Lví stopou

  • The last thoughts of a Communist poet

  • Poesie

  • Dílo Františka Halase

  • Kohout plaší smrt

  • V řadě

  • O Františku Halasovi

  • Wybór poezji

  • Kunštátské akordy

  • Gražyna [litevská povídka]

  • Věčný Puškin

  • Dík a pozdrav

  • Ladění, 1937-1941

  • Mahenovi, sborník k padesátinám

  • Staré ženy

  • Potopa

  • Miluji srdce která nezebou. Čtyři Máje

  • Tiše

  • A co socialismus?

  • Básnické dílo

  • Stikhi

  • Ladění

  • Klenotem erbovním

A further 10 recorded entries stand behind this article and are held on the record.

Dated record

Life and career

The full dated record · 2 entries

  1. 1901

    František Halas was born on 3 October 1901.

  2. 1949

    František Halas died on 27 October 1949.

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Places

Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.

  • Prague
Death or burial
Plotted from the places the record itself names, at the scale of their own extent.
Named but not plotted · 1

  • Brno

    Birth place

Primary material

Documents and archives

scholarly publication

reference work

Literature

Bibliography

František Halas: The Rock and the Roots, Books Abroad, 1969. Halas, František: Das lyrische Werk, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. František X. Halas: Fenomén Vatikán.

  • František X. Halas on T. G. Masaryk's Relationship to the Roman Catholic Church, Studia theologica, 2018

  • Halas, František, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

  • Idea, dějiny a současnost papežství, diplomacie Svatého otce, České země a Vatikán, Czech Journal of International Relations, 2005

  • Poznámka k Halasově Písni, Slovo a Smysl, 2021

  • Halas´s Poems in the Translation by A. Straka, Slovenska Literatura, 2017

A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Citations

References

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