Karel Pelant
Karel Pelant (born October 28, 1874 in Prague , † January 24, 1925 in Prague) was a Czech journalist and a pioneer of the Esperanto movement .
Life
After studying sculpture at the Prague Art Academy , Pelant became a journalist. Initially active in the Czech provinces, he later worked in Prague. After the end of the First World War he became editor of the Večera newspaper .
In 1901 he was a co-founder of the First Austrian Esperantist Society. Furthermore, the atheist Pelant, who was known as an eloquent debate speaker and polemicist, was a feared anti-church pamphletist .
Pelant, who had stayed in America for a long time and had published a book about it, also worked as a literary translator from English and French .
Books and brochures
- Pranýř clericalism. 1899
- Vatican. Listy římského návštěvníka do Čech. 1907
- Otcové volné myšlenky. Její zásady, požadavky a organisace. Životopisy otců Volné Myšlenky. Úvod a to ostatní J. Myslík. 1907
- Plato. 1909
- Žena, muž a společnost: poměr žen i mužů k společnosti ik sobě navzájem. 1909
- Příští národ. 1909
- Sokolstvo a volná myšlenka. 1909
- Pohřeb ohněm nebo hnitím? Námitky a důvody pro i proti. 1909
- Kopa kapiček. 1912
- Anglicky radostně. 1919
- America, jaká je v skutku. 1919
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Karel Pelant in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Short biography with photo on the website of the Encyklopedie dějin města Brna (Czech).
- Short biography on the website of Masaryk University Brno (Czech).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pelant, Karel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech journalist and pioneer of the Esperanto movement |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1925 |
| Place of death | Prague |