Jurij Chěžka
Jurij Chěžka (born July 22, 1917 in Horka / Hórki , † in October 1944 near Kragujevac , Yugoslavia ) was a Sorbian poet. He is considered to be one of the first representatives of modern Sorbian poetry and the most progressive representative of Sorbian literature of his time.
The son of a stone worker from Horka attended the Archbishop's Gymnasium in Prague from the age of twelve and began studying Slavic and German in 1937 in the Czechoslovak capital . In 1939 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht; In 1944 he deserted in Yugoslavia and died in an unknown way.
A plaque commemorates Chěžka in his birthplace. The Sorbian primary school in Crostwitz bears his name.
literature
- Jurij Chěžka: Poezija małej komorki (Poetry of the Small Chamber), Ludowe nakładnistwo Domowina, Budyšin 1971
- Kito Lorenc (ed.): Jurij Chěžka - The earth from the dream , Ludowe nakładnistwo Domowina, Budyšin 2002
Web links
- Dietrich Scholze: Georg Keschka (1917–1944) . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chěžka, Jurij |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sorbian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horka |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1944 |
| Place of death | near Kragujevac , Yugoslavia |