en Rudolf Dvořák: A Pioneer in Oriental Studies See all items with this value

1922-1928

en Despite the fact that Oriental research in Czech countries had such a long tradition and produced many results that commanded international respect, the backing for its academic achievements was rather limited. The underprivileged position of the Czech and Slovak nations within the Austro-Hungarian state naturally had an impact on the development of Oriental studies. The Czech University was not re-opened in Bohemia until after 1882. Compared to the Orientalists at the University of Vienna, with their rich tradition of Oriental studies, the Czechoslovak counterparts led a meager existence with the establishment of only one chair. Thus, the first Czech Orientalist in the academic sense, Rudolf Dvořák (1860–1920), professor of Oriental languages, was required to cover a wide range of Oriental fields, from Hebrew and Persian to Chinese. Other fields were studied only as subsidiary disciplines within the context of comparative Indo-European philology, Biblical studies, etc. See all items with this value

Czech Orientalist

Oriental languages