Josef Dobrovský
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Josef Dobrovský was a Czech philologist and historian. He was one of the most important figures of the Czech National Revival along with Josef Jungmann.
Josef Dobrovský by František Tkadlík
Bust of Josef Dobrovský
Dobrovský's bust on Kampa Island in Prague
Josef Jungmann
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Josef Jungmann was a Czech linguist and poet. He was a leading figure of the Czech National Revival and together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the modern Czech language. Th
Josef Dobrovský
…August 1753 – 6 January 1829) was a Czech philologist and historian. He was one of the most important figures of the Czech National Revival along with Josef Jungmann. Dobrovský was born at Balassagyarmat in Nógrád County, Kingdom of Hungary, when his father Jakub Doubravský was temporarily stationed as a soldier…
Portrait of Josef Jungmann by Antonín Machek (1833)
Statue of Josef Jungmann in Prague