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Milena Hübschmannová

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Czech linguist and Romani scholar (1933-2005)

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Milena Hübschmannová was a Czech professor of Romani studies at Charles University of Prague. She was one of the leading experts on Romani society and culture, as well as Romani language.

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2002Czech Medal of Merit, 3rd class

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Milena Hübschmannová was a Czech professor of Romani studies at Charles University of Prague. She was one of the leading experts on Romani society and culture, as well as Romani language. She founded the academic study program on the Roma at Charles University and actively opposed their assimilation into the greater culture. She wrote a Romani-Czech and Czech-Romani dictionary and collected many of the stories of the Roma, translating them for posterity. The program she founded was the first program worldwide to offer a degree program to undergraduates in Romani Studies.

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Lived 1933 to 2005 · aged 72
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