Miroslav Zikmund
Miroslav Zikmund (14 February 1919 – 1 December 2021) was a Czech travel writer and explorer.
Miroslav Zikmund
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- Name
- Miroslav Zikmund
- Born
- 14 February 1919
- Birthplace
- Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 1 December 2021
- Place of death
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- Travel writer Explorer
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia · Czech Republic
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Miroslav Zikmund (14 February 1919 – 1 December 2021) was a Czech travel writer and explorer.
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Key facts
• Name — Miroslav Zikmund • Born — 14 February 1919 • Birthplace — Plzeň, Czechoslovakia • Died — 1 December 2021 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic • Occupation — Travel writer Explorer
Biography
Biography
After earning his Matura in 1938, Zikmund entered university, but was unable to graduate until 1946 due to World War II. He studied alongside Jiří Hanzelka, with whom he would complete his lifelong travels. The two became known as Hanzelka and Zikmund, and made multiple films on their experiences. Miroslav Zikmund died in Prague on 1 December 2021 at the age of almost 103.
Filmography
Filmography
• Afrika I. – Z Maroka na Kilimandžáro (1952) • Afrika II. – Od rovníku ke Stolové hoře (1953) • Z Argentiny do Mexika (1953) • Kašmír: Je-li kde na světě ráj (1961)
Miroslav Zikmund krátce před svými 99. narozeninami jako host pořadu Hausbot Petra Horkého. Video zveřejněné v únoru 2021 bylo natočeno v knihovně v Zikmundově vile na přelomu let 2017 a 2018, jak vyplývá z videa i poznámky Petra Horkého v diskusi, tedy před tím, než se Miroslav Zikmund stáhl z veřejného života.
Petr Horký · enhanced cropped screenshot (time 3:10), official YouTube Channel of Petr Horký YouTube: Miroslav Zikmund - Plány B – View/save archived versions on archive.org
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1919
Miroslav Zikmund was born on 14 February 1919.
2021
Miroslav Zikmund died on 1 December 2021.
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