Jan Láníček (born 1981) is a Czech historian who studies Czechoslovak Jewish history in the twentieth century and the

Czechoslovak government-in-exile The Czechoslovak government-in-exile, sometimes styled officially as the Provisional Government of Czechoslovakia (; ), was an informal title conferred upon the Czechoslovak National Liberation Committee (; ), initially by Government of the Unit ...

. He graduated from

Palacký University Olomouc Palacký University Olomouc () is the oldest university in Moravia and List of universities in the Czech Republic, the second-oldest in the Czech Republic. It was established in 1573 as a public university led by the Jesuit order in Olomouc, whi ...

(2006) and received his doctorate from the

University of Southampton The University of Southampton (abbreviated as ''Soton'' in post-nominal letters) is a public university, public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universit ...

(2011). He is currently a lecturer at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

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. He is the co-editor of the '' Australian Journal of Jewish Studies''. He was the Vice-President (

NSW New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. T ...

) of the

Australian Association for Jewish Studies The Australian Association for Jewish Studies (AAJS) is a scholarly organization in Australia that promotes academic Jewish Studies. AAJS was founded in 1987 and held its first annual conference that year in Melbourne. AAJS is Australia's natio ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanicek, Jan Czech expatriates in Australia 21st-century Czech historians Historians of the Czech Republic Palacký University Olomouc alumni Alumni of the University of Southampton Academic staff of the University of New South Wales Living people 1981 births Scholars of antisemitism