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Jiří Polívka

Jiří Polívka (1858–1933) was a pedagogue, writer and ethnographer.

Also recorded as Jiri Polivka

Jiří Polívka with signature

Sborník prací věnovaných prof. Dr. J. Polívkovi k šedesátým narozeninám Společností Národopisného musea českoslovanského v Praze . · Public domain

Biography

Also worked under the name Bohdan Kaminski and Bohdan Kamiński.

Born at Enns in 1858, died in Prague in 1933.

Jiří Polívka studied at Charles University and University of Vienna. The recorded working language is Czech.

The field of work recorded is Slavic studies.

Employment is recorded with Charles University.

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  • Prague
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  • Enns

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  • Charles UniversityOrganisation

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.

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