František Dohnal

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František Dohnal (born July 31, 1876 in Čelčice , † July 28, 1956 in Prostějov ) was a Czech Roman Catholic priest, poet, dramaturge, literary critic, essayist and translator; he also published under the pseudonym František Léman.

Life

Dohnal attended school in Staré Brno (German: Old Brno, today a district of Brno ) from 1888–1892 , then the grammar school in Brno, where he passed the Abitur in 1896, and then also studied theology at the Episcopal seminary in Brno; It was consecrated in 1900. He then worked as a clergyman, including 1900–1907 as a chaplain in Nové Hvězdice near Vyškov , 1907–1923 as a priest in Šardice near Kyjov and 1923–1937 in Křižanovice near Bučovice , later in Prostějov .

From 1913 Dohnal was a member of Družina literární a umělecká , an association of Catholic writers, which existed in Olomouc from 1913 to 1948 and also published some works by Catholic writers. He edited the magazines Záboj , Obzor and Nový obzor (a Catholic literary review), where he wanted to unite Catholic writers.

Dohnal translated from French, German, Danish and Polish.

Works

  • Zklamané touhy : Básně, Družina literární a umělecká, Olomouc 1917
  • Study a profily . Řada I, Johannes Jörgensen. Björnstjerne Björnson. Adam Mickiewicz, Družina literární a umělecká, Olomouc 1930
  • Study a profily . Řada II, Umění a náboženství, Družina literární a umělecká, Olomouc 1933
  • Fantomy , Družina literární a umělecká, Olomouc [1935]
  • Píseň o stříbrných mořích , Družina literární a umělecká, Olomouc [1935]
  • Poutníci a trosečníci absolutna , Družina literární a umělecká, Olomouc 1939
  • Z mého psalteria: Básně , Družina literární a umělecká, Olomouc 1939
  • Svatý Václav: drama o třech jednáních , Matice Cyrilometodějská, Olomouc 1941
  • Žalm českého lidu: Verše , Družina literární a umělecká, Olomouc 1945

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  • Catalog Vědecké knihovny v Olomouci, online at: aleph.vkol.cz / ... (based on Lexicon české literatury. Osobnosti, díla, instituce. 1. A – G. Praha 1985 [Lexicon of Czech Literature ..., Prague 1985 ])
  • František Dohnal, entry of the online encyclopedia of the city of Brno, online at: encyklopedie.brna.cz / ...
  • History, website of the town of Čelčice, online at: www.celcice.eu / ...

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personal data
SURNAME Dohnal, František
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Léman, František (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech clergyman and writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Čelčice
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1956
Place of death Prostějov