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Karel Jaromír Erben

Karel Jaromír Erben was a translator, poet, musicologist, historian, archivist and journalist (1811–1870). He was born at Miletín and died at Prague.

Also recorded as Karel Jaromir Erben.

Karel Jaromír Erben in brief

Born
1811
Died
1870
Known for
translator, poet, musicologist, historian, archivist, journalist, writer and ethnographer
Place of birth
Miletín
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Identity and origins

He also worked under the names Jarmil Erben, J. E. Miletínský and Květomil Podlipský. The authorities additionally record the heading Karel Jaromir Erben. His recorded languages were German, Polish, Russian and Czech.

Career and activity

Karel Jaromír Erben worked in oral literature, archival science, collecting, creative and professional writing and poetry. His work is associated with Romanticism.

He belonged to Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences and Maćica Serbska. He worked at Prague and Birthplace of Karel Jaromír Erben.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

Kytice z pověstí národních. A Book of Czech Verse. Cizí host. Böhmische Rosen. Prostonárodni české písně a říkadla. Černá nevěsta. Kytice z básní Karla Jaromíra Erbena. North-west Slav legends and fairy stories. I tre capelli d'oro del Nonno Satutto. C̆eské pohádky. [Mistra Jana Husi] sebrané spisy české. Slovanské pohádky.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Erben, Karel Jaromír, Oxford Music Online, 2020. Erben, Karel Jaromír, Enzyklopädie des Märchens Online. Karel Jaromír Erben. Kytice, 2024. Erben, Karel Jaromír, Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe, 2015. Erben, Karel Jaromír, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020.

In detail

Karel Jaromír Erben studied at gymnasium and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. the recorded working language is German, Polish and Russian.

The field of work recorded is oral literature, archival science and collecting. The authority associates the name with Romanticism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Prague. Residence is recorded at Birthplace of Karel Jaromír Erben. Membership is recorded of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences and Maćica Serbska.

Chronology

  1. 1811Karel Jaromír Erben born at Miletín.
  2. 1870Karel Jaromír Erben died at Prague.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Karel Jaromír Erben”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q352914: Karel Jaromír Erben

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