When was Živa founded and by whom?

Živa was founded in 1853 by Jan Evangelista Purkyně. It has been in publication since its inception in the 19th century.

The magazine is currently published by Academia, a role they assumed in 1966. Previous publishers include Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, Publishing house Jan Otto, Eduard Grégr, and Matice česká.

What is the publication frequency of Živa?

Živa is distributed every two months. This bimonthly schedule is classified under a publication interval of 2 months.

In what language is Živa published?

The magazine is published in Czech. It is also noted to utilize multiple languages.

Is Živa recognized in any encyclopedias?

Yes, the magazine is described by source in Otto's encyclopedia.

Živa

Czech science magazine

Periodical magazine Q10294845

Facts

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Instance of: magazine
Inception: 1853^[7]
Founder: Jan Evangelista Purkyně^[2]
Language of work or name: Czech, multiple languages^[4]^[5]
Founded by: Jan Evangelista Purkyně
Country of origin: Czech Republic^[6]
Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia^[8]
Issn l: 0044-4812
Publication interval: 2 month^[11]
Publisher: Academia (1966–present), Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd (1953–1965), Publishing house Jan Otto (1891–1914), Eduard Grégr (1867–1868), Matice česká (1853–1867)^[3]
Title: Živa, Živa^[9]^[10]

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en Živa

🔖 Identifiers · 6

Czech National Bibliography ID: cnb000356739
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/12151641
ISSN: 0044-4812
ISSN-L: 0044-4812
Kramerius of Czech Digital Library UUID: 46321917-5647-11e1-86bc-005056a60003
Periodical ID in a database of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic: E 4242

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Publisher 3

Eduard Grégr, Matice česká, Academia

Language of work or name 2

Czech, multiple languages

Country of origin 1

Czech Republic

Founder 1

Jan Evangelista Purkyně

Instance of 1

magazine

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Summary

Živa is a magazine^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Živa — founder (P112): Jan Evangelista Purkyně. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Živa — publisher (P123): Academia. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Živa — language of work or name (P407): Czech. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Živa — language of work or name (P407): multiple languages. ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Živa — country of origin (P495): Czech Republic. Database of periodicals for the public. Retrieved 2021-04-22. mkcr.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Živa — inception (P571): 1853. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Živa — described by source (P1343): Otto's encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Živa — title (P1476): {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Živa'}. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Živa — title (P1476): {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Živa'}. ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Živa — publication interval (P2896): 2 month. Database of periodicals for the public. Retrieved 2021-04-22. mkcr.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Živa is an instance of magazine (Q41298) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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