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Jiří Mahen

Jiří Mahen (1882–1939) was a dramaturge, librarian and playwright.

Also recorded as Jiri Mahen · Antonín Vančura · Mahen

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Biography

Recorded at birth as Antonín Vančura.

Also worked under the name Maheu, Prosper and Richardson.

Born at Čáslav in 1882, died in Brno in 1939.

Jiří Mahen studied at Charles University and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. The recorded working language is Czech.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Brno, Hodonín and Přerov.

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  • Čáslav

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  • Brno

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