Jaroslav Vrchlický
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Portrait of Jaroslav Vrchlický by Jan Vilímek
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| Born | Emil Bohuslav Frída 17 February 1853 Louny, Austria |
| Died | 9 September 1912 (aged 59) Domažlice, Czechoslovakia |
| Resting place | Slavín |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Spouse | Ludmila Podlipská |
| Children | Eva Vrchlická |
| Relatives | Bedřich Frida (brother) |
Jaroslav Vrchlický (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈvr̩xlɪtskiː]; 17 February 1853 in Louny, Bohemia – 9 September 1912 in Domažlice) was one of the greatest Czech lyrical poets. he was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature eight times.
He was born Emilius Jakob Frida He lived ten years with his uncle, a pastor near Cologne. Here he attended the first years of primary school from 1857 to 1861), and the briefly in Cologne from 1861 to 1862. He studied at grammar school in Slaný from 1862, where he was a classmate of Václav Beneš Třebízský, also in Prague and in 1872 graduated from Klatovy.
Guided by his uncle's example, Vrchlický joined after graduating from the Prague Archbishop's seminary. But in 1873, he transferred to the Faculty of Arts of Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague, where he studied history, philosophy and Romance philology. During his studies he studied with historian Ernest Denis. His first literary work was printed by editor Sofia Podlipská.
In Prague, he formed friendships with Zikmund Winter, Josef Vaclav Sladek and Alois Jirasek. They formed the group Lumírovců.
From 1875, he worked as a secretary and tutor to the sons of noble family Montecuccoli-Laderchi, first in Merano near Modena, and later Livorno. After returning briefly he worked at the pedagogical institute in Prague in Manor Street. Through the intercession of Leopold, Count von Thun und Hohenstein, in 1877 he was appointed secretary of the Prague Czech Polytechnic, and later became a professor of modern science and was awarded an honorary doctorate.
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