Bohemistics, also known as Czech studies, is the field of
humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...
that researches, documents and disseminates
Czech language
Czech ( ; ), historically known as Bohemian ( ; ), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 12 million people including second language speakers, it serves as the official language of the ...
and
literature
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in both its historic and present-day forms. The common Czech name for the field is ''bohemistika''.
A researcher in the field is usually called a "Bohemist".
Noted scholars
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Josef Dobrovský
Josef Dobrovský (17 August 1753 – 6 January 1829) was a Czech philologist and historian, one of the most important figures of the Czech National Revival along with Josef Jungmann.
Life and work
Dobrovský was born at Balassagyarmat, Nà ...
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Jan Gebauer
Jan Gebauer (8 October 1838 in Úbislavice – 25 May 1907 in Prague) was a significant expert on Czech studies and one of the most renowned Czech scientists of all times. His scientific work was influenced by the methods of positivism.
Biograph ...
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Bohuslav Havránek
Bohuslav Havránek (January 30, 1893 – March 2, 1978) was a Czech philologist, Bohemist, Slavist, literary historian and professor who was a prominent member of the Prague Linguistic Circle.
Life and career
He was born in to the family of a t ...
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Josef Jungmann
Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 – 14 November 1847) was a Czech linguist and poet, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival. Together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the modern Czech language. The literary aw ...
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Ernest Denis
Ernest Denis (3 January 1849 – 4 January 1921) was a French historian.
Biography
Denis became known as a specialist in Germany and Bohemia, and played a major role in the establishment of the Czechoslovak state in 1918. Along with Louis ...
See also
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Bohemism
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List of English words of Czech origin
This is a list of words coming to English language, English from or via Czech language, Czech, or originating in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, often called Czech lands. Words and expressions derived from the Czech language are called Bohemisms ...
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Czech literature
Czech literature can refer to literature written in Czech language, Czech, in the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia, earlier the Lands of the Bohemian Crown), or by Czech people.
Most literature in the Czech Republic is now written in C ...
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
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History of the Czech language
The Czech language developed at the close of the 1st millennium from common West Slavic. Until the early 20th century, it was known as ''Bohemian''.
Early West Slavic
Among the innovations in common West Slavic is the palatalization of v ...
References
External links
Institute of Czech Studies Faculty of Arts & Philosophy,
Charles University
Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world in conti ...
in Prague
Historical linguistics
Czech language
Czech literature
Bohemistics
Slavic studies
History of the Czech lands
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European studies