Josef Jaroslav Kalina

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Josef J. Kalina ( Jan Vilímek 1887)

Josef Jaroslav Kalina (born November 9, 1816 in Haida , † June 22, 1847 in Prague ) was a Czech poet in the period of national revival, literary and natural scientist, philosopher, collector of folk literature and translator.

Life

Growing up in the German-speaking environment of the North Bohemian glass town of Haida, the son of a road foreman attended high school in Prague. After graduating from high school, he went to Pilsen , where he studied philosophy and law under the supervision of his uncle, the mathematics professor Josef Sedláček, without however finishing his studies. Under the influence of his uncle, a Czech patriot, Kalina also developed his patriotic feelings. He begins to study Slavic languages ​​and to write poetry in Czech.

In 1845 he traveled to Belgrade after his fiancée to find himself and to work. In 1846 he visited Jan Kollár in Budapest.

After his return to Prague he wrote articles for various magazines such as Květy, Česká včela, Vlastimil and Ost und West . Kalina's contemporaries admired his versatile talent and intelligence, especially in the field of philology (he intended to compile a language encyclopedia). But he also dealt with philosophy and literary criticism .

His poetic work in the Czech language is overloaded with archaisms and new creations. He also translated from English ( Byron ), from German ( Kleist , Hölty ) and Polish ( Adam Mickiewicz ).

His most famous work is Kšaft , which came out in 1842 with an edition of 10,000 copies and became popular.

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personal data
SURNAME Kalina, Josef Jaroslav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech poet, literary and natural scientist, philosopher, collector of folk literature and translator
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Haida
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 1847
Place of death Prague