Jan Němec

Czech director, scriptwriter and university educator (1936–2016)

Person Human Q82022

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: July 12, 1936
Date of death: March 18, 2016
Place of birth: Prague
Place of death: Prague
Country of citizenship: Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic^[14]^[15]
Occupation: film director, screenwriter, pedagogue, film actor, teacher, director, film producer, university teacher, musician^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]
Field of work: cinematography^[20]
Educated at: Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague^[21]
Award received: Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class, Annual award ACFK, Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film, Wikidata item^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]
Spouse: Ester Krumbachová, Marta Kubišová, Veronika Baumanová, Iva Ruszeláková^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Sibling: Jiří Němec^[35]
Cause of death: myocardial infarction^[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Czech^[33]
Family name: Němec^[28]
Given name: Jan^[29]
Manner of death: natural causes^[32]
Name in native language: Jan Němec^[34]
Relative: Václav Havel, Jiří Němec^[30]^[31]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 65

ISNI: 0000000108582728
VIAF cluster ID: 67539053
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no96005064
GND ID: 129198811
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Jan Němec (1967).jpg ↗
AbART person ID: 45055
AllMovie person ID: p104266
Allcinema person ID: 33279
AlloCiné person ID: 11376
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online: jan-nemec
BHCL UUID: 6107a39a-485e-4cea-88c6-a0a681123de4
BIBSYS ID: 7072418

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14626760d
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID: 72375
Danish National Filmography person ID: 36989
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 32688
Decine21 person ID: 82245
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 129198811
Douban movie celebrity ID: 1012743
Douban personage ID: 27218435
Elonet person ID: 158435
FAST ID: 1525650
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_129198811
FIPRESCI person ID: jan-nemec
Film.ru person ID: jan-nemec
FilmPolski ID: 10866
Filmový přehled person or company ID: 3041
Filmportal ID: bb76d0cc9b944af0a537e3a74f1716e4
Filmweb.pl person ID: 151692
Freebase ID: /m/065bt0
Geni profile ID: 6000000089722290876
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: jan-nemec
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0045759
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Jan_Němec
HAND ID: EE1A-5EC6-E59C-E6AE-A40E
IDU person ID: 42806
IMDb ID: nm0625866
IdRef ID: 134122259
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 129198811
Kinobox person ID: 20793
Kinopoisk person ID: 141462
Libris-URI: 31fjr67m0mznk65
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 04394/eu_n_0550/n0550
MYmovies person ID: 50666
MovieMeter person ID: 1024901
NE.se ID: jan-nemec
NL CR AUT ID: jk01083061
NLP ID: a0000002374173
NUKAT ID: n2008136531
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810667199805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 315960701
Obálky knih ID: jk01083061
Open Media Database person ID: 205550
PORT person ID: 131606
Related category: Category:Films directed by Jan Němec
SBN author ID: SGEV023779, REAV096771
SELIBR ID: 393859
SNK ID: 148568
SVKKL authority ID: 0227840-Nemec-Jan-19362016
Sinemalar person ID: 236399
Swedish Film Database person ID: 104626
TMDB person ID: 1024901
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJyMfYhqDt8kgtTwjKf6rq
Yale LUX ID: person/459ee372-a642-460e-b430-e6db5204e630
ČSFD person ID: 3244

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 8

teacher, film director, screenwriter, film producer, director, pedagogue, film actor, university teacher

Films directed 3

Diamonds of the Night, A Report on the Party and the Guests, Pearls of the Deep

Films written 3

Diamonds of the Night, A Report on the Party and the Guests, Pearls of the Deep

Country of citizenship 2

Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia

Spouse 2

Marta Kubišová, Ester Krumbachová

Spouses 2

Marta Kubišová, Ester Krumbachová

Award received 1

Annual award ACFK

Cause of death 1

myocardial infarction

Educated at 1

Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

Family name 1

Němec

Field of work 1

cinematography

Given name 1

Jan

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Czech

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Prague

Place of death 1

Prague

Relative 1

Václav Havel

Sex or gender 1

male

← Cast member 1

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

← FactGrid item ID 1

Adenau

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Summary

Jan Němec was born on July 12, 1936^[1], in Prague^[2]. He died on March 18, 2016^[3], in Prague^[4]. He worked as a film director^[5], screenwriter^[6], pedagogue^[7], film actor^[8], and teacher^[9].

FAQs

Where was Jan Němec born?

Jan Němec's place of birth was Prague^[2].

Where did Jan Němec die?

Jan Němec passed away in Prague^[4].

Who was Jan Němec married to?

Jan Němec's spouses include Ester Krumbachová^[10], Marta Kubišová^[11], Veronika Baumanová^[12], and Iva Ruszeláková^[13].

What did Jan Němec do for work?

Jan Němec worked as a film director^[5], screenwriter^[6], pedagogue^[7], film actor^[8], and teacher^[9].

Where did Jan Němec go to school?

Jan Němec was educated at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague^[21].

What awards did Jan Němec receive?

Honors received include Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class^[22], Annual award ACFK^[23], Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film^[24], and Q105046802^[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Jan Němec — place of birth (P19): Prague. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-11. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jan Němec — place of death (P20): Prague. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jan Němec — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jan Němec — spouse (P26): Ester Krumbachová. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jan Němec — spouse (P26): Marta Kubišová. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jan Němec — spouse (P26): Veronika Baumanová. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jan Němec — spouse (P26): Iva Ruszeláková. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jan Němec — country of citizenship (P27): Czechoslovakia. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jan Němec — country of citizenship (P27): Czech Republic. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jan Němec — educated at (P69): Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jan Němec — field of work (P101): cinematography. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jan Němec — occupation (P106): film director. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jan Němec — occupation (P106): screenwriter. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jan Němec — occupation (P106): pedagogue. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jan Němec — occupation (P106): film actor. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jan Němec — occupation (P106): teacher. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jan Němec — occupation (P106): director. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jan Němec — occupation (P106): film producer. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-15. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jan Němec — occupation (P106): university teacher. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-15. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jan Němec — occupation (P106): musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jan Němec — award received (P166): Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class. hrad.cz. hrad.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jan Němec — award received (P166): Annual award ACFK. acfk.cz. acfk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jan Němec — award received (P166): Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film. filmovaakademie.cz. filmovaakademie.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jan Němec — award received (P166): Q105046802. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jan Němec — cause of death (P509): myocardial infarction. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Jan Němec — date of birth (P569): July 12, 1936. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. takemeback.to. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jan Němec — date of death (P570): March 18, 2016. iDNES.cz. Retrieved 2017-10-09. kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Jan Němec — family name (P734): Němec. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Jan Němec — given name (P735): Jan. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Jan Němec — relative (P1038): Václav Havel. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Jan Němec — relative (P1038): Jiří Němec. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Jan Němec — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Jan Němec — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Czech. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Jan Němec — name in native language (P1559): Jan Němec. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Jan Němec — sibling (P3373): Jiří Němec. wikidata.org.

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