Emil Skála
Emil Skála (born November 20, 1928 in Líně , (German Lihn ), Czechoslovakia ; † August 17, 2005 in Lázně Jeseník , Czech Republic ) was a Czech Germanist .
Skála studied English, German and geography at the Charles University in Prague from 1947 . He received his doctorate in 1952 with a doctoral thesis entitled "Hans Sachs and his criticism of contemporary society". In 1961 he completed his habilitation at the University of Leipzig and in 1964 in Prague, where he has taught as an associate professor since 1966. In 1985 he was appointed full professor.
Skála was a specialist in the early New High German language . In 1979 he received the Brothers Grimm Prize from the Philipps University of Marburg .
Fonts
- The development of office language in Eger (1310–1660) , Berlin 1967.
- The Egerer Urgichtenbuch (1543–1579) , Berlin 1972.
literature
- Rudolf Bentzinger : Emil Skála on his 70th birthday. In: Linguistica Pragensia , 8, 2, 1998, pp. 90-93.
- Jiri Stromsik: In memoriam Prof. Dr. Emil Skala (November 20, 1928 - August 17, 2005). In: Linguistica Pragensia , 67, 2, pp. 93-96.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in Ottův slovník naučný , p. 57.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skála, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech German studies specialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Líně , Czechoslovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 17, 2005 |
| Place of death | Lázně Jeseník , Czech Republic |