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
Czech National Revival
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The Czech National Revival was a cultural movement spanning the 18th and 19th centuries within the Czech lands. Its primary objective was to resurrect the Czech language, culture, and national identit
Josef Dobrovský
…Josef Dobrovský (17 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…
Ceremonial laying of the foundation stone of the National Theatre, 1868
National Museum in Prague, an important institution of the Revival
Monument of Josef Jungmann in Prague
František Ladislav Čelakovský (1799–1852)