František Michálek Bartoš

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František Michálek Bartoš

František Michálek Bartoš (born April 5, 1889 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou ; † May 12, 1972 in Prague ) was a professor and representative of Bohemian history .

Life

After attending grammar schools in Mladá Boleslav and Prague, he studied history at Prague University from 1908 . Among other things, he took part in lectures with Jaroslav Goll , Václav Novotný and Kamil Krofta , later in Freiburg im Breisgau with Heinrich Finke . In 1912 he wrote his doctoral thesis in philosophy. From 1914 to 1917 Bartoš worked as an assistant in the library of the National Museum . In 1915 he took up a position as professor of history and geography, which he held until 1931. In addition, he received a professorship at the Hus theological faculty, which he supervised until his retirement in 1960.

Memberships

Teaching

His research interests were in the history of the Hussite and Brethren Unity . Originally a Roman Catholic , he left the Church in 1918 and joined the Evangelical Church of the Bohemian Brethren (Českobratrská církve evangelická) in 1919. He focused on researching and classifying the historical material and categorizing and deciphering previously unknown writings. His most important works include compilations of the works of Jakobellus von Mies , the writing activities of the masters Jan Rokycana , Johann von Přibram , Petr Payn , Jan Hus and Hieronymus von Prag . From the time of the Brotherhood, he studied the writings of Řehoř Krajčí and Johann Amos Comenius .

Works

In his works he examined archival material and religious literature from the 14th and 15th centuries. He advocates the ideals of free Protestantism and continues the thoughts of the historians František Palacký and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk . This led to confrontations with the Catholic historian Josef Pekař , against whom he defended the merits of the Hussites , whose epoch he saw as the climax of older Czech history.

His works can be divided into two categories. On the one hand there are compilations of sources and studies, on the other hand articles and brochures with a polemical character.

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personal data
SURNAME Bartoš, František Michálek
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech historian
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Rychnov nad Kněžnou
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1972
Place of death Prague