Pavel Eisner
Illustration — Pavel Eisner, ca 1928 Pavel Eisner (16 January 1889 – 8 July 1958), also known as Paul Eisner and under the pseudonym Vincy Schwarze, was Czech linguist and translator and the author of many studies about Czech language. He is considered one of the most important Czech translators of all time and was said to be proficient in 12 languages - English, French, Icelandic, Italian, Hungarian, German, Norwegian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Tibetan. He produced some of the earliest Czech language translations of Franz Kafka's work.
Pavel Eisner
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- Born
- 1889 · Prague.
- Died
- 1958 · Prague.
- Nationality
- Austria–Hungary
- Occupation
- linguist · writer · translator · poet · journalist · editing staff · essayist · slavist
- Fields
- Prague school · Prague German Literature · translation
- Education
- Charles University · philosophy faculty of the German university of Prague
- Known for
- Čeština poklepem a poslechem
- Languages
- Czech
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Pavel Eisner studied at Charles University and philosophy faculty of the German university of Prague. The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is Prague school, Prague German Literature and translation. Places of work recorded in the authority are Prague. Residence is recorded at Praha II. Works named in the authority record are Čeština poklepem a poslechem.
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Pavel Eisner was born in Prague, Czech Republic, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Pavel Eisner died in Prague, Czech Republic, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records Prague as a place of activity.
Eisner came from a Jewish family in Prague. He was bilingual from his childhood. He studied Slavonic, German, and Romance languages at Prague's German Charles-Ferdinand University, and graduated in 1918. He worked as a translator for the Czech Chamber of Commerce and Crafts and, at the same time, edited for the German-language newspaper, Prager Presse. During this time, he also contributed to several cultural magazines. Since 1936 he was a member of Prague linguistic circle. During the German occupation he was persecuted as a Jew, but survived because he was married to a non-Jewish German woman. He managed to publish a book under his pseudonym Vincy Schwarze.
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Pavel Eisner (16 January 1889 – 8 July 1958) is described as an essayist, translator, literary critic, linguist, writer, Slavist and literary scholar in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Pavel Eisner was born on 16 January 1889 and died on 8 July 1958.
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• Chrám i tvrz (1946) • Čeština poklepem a poslechem (1948) • Malované děti (1949) • Franz Kafka and Prague (1950) • Rady Čechům jak se hravě přiučiti češtině (1992)
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