Harry Klepetař
Harry Klepetař (also Harry Erich Klepetař ; July 26, 1906 in Brno - March 19, 1994 in New York ) was a Czech, German-writing journalist and university professor of Jewish origin.
Life
Harry Klepetař studied law at the German Charles University in Prague (doctorate in 1929). Between 1927 and 1939 he worked as an editor for the Prager Tagblatt . In 1940 he emigrated to Shanghai . 1943–1945 he was interned. In 1949 he went to the United States. There he worked for the Frederick A. Prager publishing house (1950–1955), as a consultant at the UN and since 1974 as a lecturer in German language, history and literature.
Fonts
- The language struggle in the Sudetenland. Strache, Prague et al. 1930.
- Since 1918 ... a history of the Czechoslovak Republic. Kittls, Maehrisch-Ostrau 1937.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Susanne Blume Berger, Michael Doppelhofer, Gabriele Mauthe (ed.): Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin 18th to 20th century. Volume 2: J-R. 4542-8922. 2002, p. 692.
- ↑ Werner Röder, Herbert A. Strauss (Ed.): Biographical manual of German-speaking emigration after 1933. Volume 1: Politics, economy, public life. 1980, p. 371.
literature
- Susanne Blumesberger, Michael Doppelhofer, Gabriele Mauthe (Red.): Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin from the 18th to the 20th century . Volume 2: J-R. 4542-8922. Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-11545-8 , p. 692.
- Werner Röder, Herbert A. Strauss (Hrsg.): Biographical manual of the German-speaking emigration after 1933. Volume 1: Politics, economy, public life. Saur, Munich et al. 1980, ISBN 3-598-10087-6 , p. 371.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Harry Klepetař in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Harry Klepetař Encyclopedia of the City of Brno. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Klepetař, Harry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klepetař, Harry Erich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech-American journalist and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno |
DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1994 |
Place of death | new York |