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Czechoslovak translators

40 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolf ČernýAuthor · BooksAdolf Černý (19 August 1864 in Hradec Králové – 27 December 1952 in Prague) was a Czech linguist, translator, poet and journalist, as well as professor of Slavic studies in Prague.
Alice MasarykováAuthor · BooksIllustration — Alice Masaryková
Andrej ŽarnovAuthor · BooksAndrej Žarnov, born František Šubík, (November 19, 1903 in Kuklov (Kukló), Austria-Hungary (today:Slovakia) – March 16, 1982 in Poughkeepsie City, New York, United States) was a Slovak…
Bohumil HrabalAuthor · BooksBohumil Hrabal (ˈboɦumɪl ˈɦrabal; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
Egon BondyAuthor · BooksEgon Bondy, born Zbyněk Fišer (20 January 1930 in Prague – 9 April 2007 in Bratislava), was a Czech writer, with prolific and distinctive output in poetry, prose and philosophy, one of the…
Emmy DestinnPerson · Music memorabiliaEmmy Destinn (Ema Destinnová; 26 February 1878 – 28 January 1930) was a Czech operatic dramatic soprano. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.
František DrtikolPhotographer · PhotographyFrantišek Drtikol (3 March 1883 – 13 January 1961) was a Czech photographer known for his nudes and portraits.
František HrubínAuthor · BooksIllustration — František Hrubín
František LangerAuthor · BooksFrantišek Langer (3 March 1888 – 2 August 1965) was a Czech playwright, screenwriter, essayist, literary critic, publicist and military physician.
Franz KafkaAuthor · BooksFranz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
George VoskovecPerson · Film memorabiliaJiří Voskovec (born Jiří Wachsmann; June 19, 1905 – July 1, 1981),[1] known in the United States as George Voskovec, was a Czech-American actor.
Ivan OlbrachtAuthor · BooksIvan Olbracht, born Kamil Zeman (6 January 1882 – 20 December 1952), was a Czech writer, journalist, censor and translator of German prose.
Jáchym TopolAuthor · BooksJáchym Topol (born 4 August 1962) is a Czech poet, novelist, musician and journalist who became a laureate of the Czech State Award for Literature in October 2017 for his novel A Sensitive…
Jan KřesadloArtist · PaintingsVáclav Jaroslav Karel Pinkava (ˈvaːtslaf ˈjaroslaf ˈkarɛl ˈpɪŋkava; 9 December 1926 – 13 August 1995), better known by his pen name Jan Křesadlo, was a Czech psychologist who was also a…
Janko JesenskýAuthor · BooksBaron Ján Jesenský (30 December 1874 in Tučiansky Svätý Martin (Túrócszentmárton), Kingdom of Hungary (present day Martin, Slovakia) – 27 December 1945 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) was a…
Jaroslav DurychAuthor · BooksJaroslav Durych (2 December 1886 – 7 April 1962) was a Czech prose writer, poet, playwright, journalist, and military surgeon.
Jaroslav KvapilAuthor · BooksJaroslav Kvapil (25 September 1868 – 10 January 1950) was a Czech poet, theatre director, translator, playwright and librettist.
Jaroslav SeifertAuthor · BooksJaroslav Seifert (23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist.
Jindřich ChalupeckýAuthor · BooksJindřich Chalupecký (12 February 1910 – 19 June 1990) was a Czech art and literary theorist and critic, essayist, art historian, and translator. He was the husband of poet Jiřina Hauková.
Josef ČapekPhotographer · PhotographyJosef Čapek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛf ˈtʃapɛk]; 23 March 1887 – April 1945) was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and poet.
Karel ČapekIllustrator · IllustrationKarel Čapek (9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist.
Karel KašparAuthor · Books
Karel PíčAuthor · BooksKarel Píč (Karolo Piĉ; 6December 192015August 1995) was a leading Czech Esperantist, a member of the Academy of Esperanto, a poet and writer of short stories, essays, and novels in…
Karel TeigeDesigner · Modern designKarel Teige (13 December 1900 – 1 October 1951) was a Czech modernist avant-garde artist, writer, critic and one of the most important figures of the 1920s and 1930s movement.
Karel ZlínArtist · SculptureKarel Zlín, also known as Karel Machálek (born 23 July 1937 in Zlín) is a Czech painter, sculptor and poet.
Lenka ReinerováAuthor · BooksLenka Reinerová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɛŋka ˈrajnɛrovaː]; 17 May 1916 – 27 June 2008) was a Czech writer of German and Jewish origin. She wrote exclusively in German.
Milan KunderaAuthor · BooksMilan Kundera (1 April 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Czech and French novelist. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981.
Milan OhniskoAuthor · BooksMilan Ohnisko (16 July 1965 – 3 September 2026) was a Czech poet, editor and dissident.
Miroslav HolubAuthor · BooksMiroslav Holub (13 September 1923 – 14 July 1998) was a Czech poet and immunologist.
Robert BucharPhotographer · PhotographyRobert Buchar is an American cinematographer, filmmaker, film director and producer, born in 1951 in Hradec Králové, former Czechoslovakia.
Tom StoppardPerson · Film memorabiliaSir Tom Stoppard (born Tomáš Sträussler; 3 July 1937 – 29 November 2025) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Vítězslav NezvalAuthor · BooksVítězslav Nezval (26 May 1900 – 6 April 1958) was a Czech poet, writer and translator.
Vladimír ClementisAuthor · BooksVladimír "Vlado" Clementis (20 September 1902 – 3 December 1952) was a Slovak politician, lawyer, publicist, literary critic, author and a prominent member of the Czechoslovak Communist…
Zbyněk HejdaAuthor · BooksZbyněk Hejda (2 February 1930, Hradec Králové – 16 November 2013, Prague) was a Czech poet, essayist and translator (mainly from English - Emily Dickinson;

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