Josef Jireček

Czech member of czech council, ethnographer, linguist and literature historian (1825-1888).

Born October 9th, 1825 in Vysoké Mýto. [ref]

Died November 25th, 1888 at 63 years old in New Town. [ref]

Occupations
cultural historian, ethnographer, historian, linguist, literary historian, philosopher, politician, writer
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon