Josef Václav Sládek

Czech poet, publicist and translator (1845–1912)
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Josef Václav Sládek
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Summary

Josef Václav Sládek was born on October 27, 1845[1], in Zbiroh[2]. He died on June 28, 1912[3], in Zbiroh[4]. He worked as a writer[5], translator[6], poet[7], journalist[8], and opinion journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1845[11]
  • Place of burial: Slavín[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire[13]
  • Native language: Czech[14]
  • Ethnic group: Czechs[15]
  • Occupation: literary critic[16], photographer[17], teacher[18], pedagogue[19], editing staff[20], translator of Adam Mickiewicz[21]
  • Field of work: literature[22], poetry[23], journalism[24], translation[25], pedagogy[26], editing[27]
  • Educated at: Charles University[28]
  • Sex or gender: male[29]
  • Commons category: Josef Václav Sládek[30]
  • Family name: Sládek[31]
  • Given name: Josef[32], Václav[33]
  • Pseudonym: František Vlna[34], Václav Černý[35]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Josef Václav Sládek[36]
  • Relative: Božena Fridová[37], Antonín Drachovský[38]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[39], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[41], Slovník naučný[42], Lexikon české literatury. Osobnosti, díla, instituce[43], History of Everyday Life Database[44], Masarykův slovník naučný[45], Czechoslovak Music Dictionary of Persons and Institutions[46]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Czech[47], English[48], Danish[49], Swedish[50], Hungarian[51], Polish[52], Spanish[53]
  • Start of work period: 1875[54]
  • Sibling: Václav Sládek[55]

Why It Matters

Josef Václav Sládek has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was Josef Václav Sládek born?

Josef Václav Sládek was born in Zbiroh[2].

Where did Josef Václav Sládek die?

Josef Václav Sládek died in Zbiroh[4].

What did Josef Václav Sládek do for work?

Josef Václav Sládek worked as a writer[5], translator[6], poet[7], journalist[8], and opinion journalist[9].

Where did Josef Václav Sládek go to school?

Josef Václav Sládek was educated at Charles University[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] ↑ . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  25. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Sladek, Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . kampocesku.cz. kampocesku.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . Sladek, Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . ddvd.kpsys.cz. Retrieved . ddvd.kpsys.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . Sladek, Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0052806-Sladek-Josef-Vaclav-18451912, 0422556-Zbirovsky-J-St-18451912
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  2. 22w ago · Kurkic5 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → writer, translator, poet +8
    Family name → Sládek
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