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Jaroslav Průšek

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Czech academic, translator, sinologist and science writer (1906-1980)

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Jaroslav Průšek (1906-1980) was a Czech sinologist. He was considered as the founder of the Prague School of Sinology. He trained as an historian, with an interest in the history of ancient Greece, Byzantium and Roman Empire at Charles University.

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Jaroslav Průšek (1906-1980) was a Czech sinologist. He was considered as the founder of the Prague School of Sinology. He trained as an historian, with an interest in the history of ancient Greece, Byzantium and Roman Empire at Charles University. After graduating from Charles University, he went to Germany and Sweden and became the student of Bernard Karlgren. He was sent to China and Japan in the 1930s, where he became friends with many Chinese intellectuals, including Lu Xun. He went back to Czechoslovakia in 1937. In 1952, he was appointed head of Institute of East Asian Studies of Charles University. His students included Marián Gálik and Milena Doleželová-Velingerová.

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Lived 1906 to 1980 · aged 73
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