Osvald Polívka
Osvald Polívka was a Czech architect, urban planner and draftsperson (1859–1931). He was born at Enns and died at Prague.
Also recorded as Oswald Polívka; Osvalda Polívky; Oswald Polivka; Karel Osvald Polívka; Osvald Polivka; Osvalda Polivky.
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Oswald Polívka, Osvalda Polívky, Oswald Polivka, Karel Osvald Polívka and Osvald Polivka.
One child is recorded: Dušan Polívka.
Identity
What the record establishes about Osvald Polívka.
Osvald Polívka is recorded as architect, urban planner and draftsperson. Osvald Polívka is recorded with the citizenship of Czech Republic. Water tower in Nymburk is dated 1903. Rašínovo nábřeží 78 is dated 1904. Rašínovo nábřeží 70 is dated 1905. Pojišťovna Praha is dated 1907.
Municipal House is dated 1912. Moskevská 77/4 is dated 1910. Jungmannova 15 is dated 1909. New City Hall is dated 1911. V kolkovně 7 is dated 1905. Dům U Nováků is dated 1904.
Haštalská 6 is dated 1902. Nekázanka 7 is dated 1929. Topičův dům is dated 1906. Karlova 24 is dated 1903. Karlova 22 is dated 1905. Spálená 55 is dated 1903.
Spálená 1 is dated 1905.
Catalogued works
26 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 1902 to 1929.
Municipal House, dated 1912. ABC Theatre. Lidové divadlo Uranie. New City Hall, dated 1911. Topičův dům, dated 1906. Water tower in Nymburk, dated 1903. Divadlo Viola. Dům U Nováků, dated 1904. Živnostenská banka. Rašínovo nábřeží 78, dated 1904. Rašínovo nábřeží 70, dated 1905. Spálená 14. Spálená 55, dated 1903. Pojišťovna Praha, dated 1907. Moskevská 77/4, dated 1910. Karlova 22, dated 1905. Jungmannova 15, dated 1909. Prague Municipal Insurance Company. Živnostenská banka Praha. Karlova 24, dated 1903. Haštalská 6, dated 1902. Haštalská 4, dated 1902. V kolkovně 5, dated 1905. V kolkovně 7, dated 1905. Nekázanka 7, dated 1929. Spálená 1, dated 1905.
Literature
1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.
Polívka, Osvald, Oxford Art Online, 2003.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 3 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 21 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1859Osvald Polívka born at Enns.
- 1859Osvald Polívka was born in 1859 at Enns.
- 1902Haštalská 6 is dated 1902.
- 1903Water tower in Nymburk is dated 1903.
- 1903Karlova 24 is dated 1903.
- 1903Spálená 55 is dated 1903.
- 1903Water tower in Nymburk.
- 1904Rašínovo nábřeží 78 is dated 1904.
- 1904Dům U Nováků is dated 1904.
- 1905Rašínovo nábřeží 70 is dated 1905.
- 1905V kolkovně 7 is dated 1905.
- 1905Karlova 22 is dated 1905.
- 1905Spálená 1 is dated 1905.
- 1906Topičův dům is dated 1906.
- 1906Topičův dům.
- 1907Pojišťovna Praha is dated 1907.
- 1909Jungmannova 15 is dated 1909.
- 1910Moskevská 77/4 is dated 1910.
- 1911New City Hall is dated 1911.
- 1911New City Hall.
- 1912Municipal House is dated 1912.
- 1912Municipal House.
- 1929Nekázanka 7 is dated 1929.
- 1931Osvald Polívka died at Prague.
- 1931Osvald Polívka died in 1931 at Prague.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Osvald Polívka”
Institutional database · Scholarly
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q7108033: Osvald Polívka
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“Osvald Polívka”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Plates
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Palác Živnostenské banky (Na příkopě 860/24), 1900, arch. Osvald Polívka
Public domain - Kramerius Digital Libraryː Architektonický obzor. Praha: Spolek architektů a inženýrů v Království českém, 6.12.1905, 4(12), s. [53]. ISSN 1803-3350. url: https://kramerius5.nkp.cz/uui · CC BY-SA 4.0
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