Jaroslav Goll
Jaroslav Goll (born July 11, 1846 in Chlumec nad Cidlinou , † July 8, 1929 in Prague ) was a Czech historian.
Life
His father Adolf Goll was the personal physician to Joseph Octavian Graf Kinsky at Karlskron Castle . After graduating from high school in Prague, Goll studied at the philosophical faculty, where, in addition to his doctoral thesis, he also passed the examination of a high school teacher.
In 1871 he went on a study trip to Göttingen and a year later he became secretary of the US ambassador in Berlin . He used his stay in Germany to continue studying and collecting historical material. On his return he taught at the Commercial Academy in Prague from 1874 to 1880.
In 1875 he qualified as a professor at Prague University in general history. In 1880 Goll was appointed full professor. After the linguistic division of the university, he moved to the Czech university and taught history there.
In 1907 he was appointed rector of the university. In 1914 he was elected a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg . During the First World War he remained a supporter of the Austrian monarchy and withdrew from public life after the establishment of Czechoslovakia. He died forgotten and only recently has his work been appreciated again.
meaning
Jaroslav Goll was an important historian, influential educator, politician, poet and translator. He is believed to be the founder of the positivist historical Czech school. He mainly devoted himself to Czech - Polish relations. At the university he set up seminars in which not only lectures were given, but the researchers also learned how to analyze the sources as a basic method of historical research. The so-called Goll School, which was maintained by his students, including Zdeněk Nejedlý , Josef Pekař and Josef Šusta , lasted until the 20th century.
Together with Jan Gebauer and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , he played an important part in the uncovering of the forgery of the Königinhofer and Grünberger manuscripts .
In addition, one of the main focuses of his research was the Bohemian Brothers , a religious community of the 15th and 16th centuries, which was largely widespread in Bohemia .
Publications (selection)
In 1865 he founded with Antonín Rezek magazine Czech historical magazine ( Český Journal of History ), which appears to date and wrote for the magazine Lumír .
- French marriage. France and England 1624 and 1625 (1875)
- Sources and research on the history of the Bohemian brothers I., II.
- Chelčický a Jednota bratrská v 15. století
- The Treaty of Alt-Ranstaedt. Austria and Sweden 1707. A contribution to the history of Austrian politics during the Nordic War. Prague 1879 (= treatises of the Royal Boehm. Society of Sciences. VI. Volume . Volume 10).
- Čechy a Prusy ve středověku (1897)
literature
- V. Petrbok: Goll, Jaroslav . In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 . 2nd revised edition (online only).
- Richard Georg Plaschka : From Palacký to Pekař. History and national consciousness among the Czechs . Graz, Böhlau, 1955, pp. 56-71.
- František Kutnar : Přehledné dějiny českého a slovenského dějepisectví II . Prague 1977.
- J. Marek: Jaroslav Goll . Prague 1991.
Individual evidence
- ^ Foreign members of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1724. Jaroslav Goll. Russian Academy of Sciences, accessed August 20, 2015 .
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Jaroslav Goll in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Jaroslav Goll in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goll, Jaroslav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chlumec nad Cidlinou |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1929 |
| Place of death | Prague |