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Josef Dobrovský
1753Aug, 17

Josef Dobrovský

Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian (d. 1828)
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.

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