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Václav Hanka

Czech archivist, poet, librarian, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer · Writers · Lived 1791 to 1861 · aged 69

Václav Hanka was a Czech philologist, poet and literary historian. Today he is known primarily as the probable counterfeiter of Dvůr Králové Manuscript, which he allegedly found. He contributed to the Czech National Revival.

Václav Hanka is read about 14 times a day, in 18 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 5 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class

About this person

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1791 to 1861 · aged 69