Jaroslav Průšek See all items with this value

en 04 September 1906- 7 May 1980

en Jaroslav Průšek was a Czech sinologist. He was considered the founder of the Prague School of Sinology. Jaroslav Průšek succeeded Lesný as Director of OI (1952–1971). Průšek was one of the first experts in Chinese folk and modern literature. His scholarly contributions and managerial activities both within the Czechoslovak academic system as well as in the broader international context earned him by the end of the 1960s global recognition as one of the leading world Sinologists. Průšek was initially interested in studying antiquity and the history of the ancient world. Gradually, however, he became increasingly attracted to the cultures and languages of the Far East and China. As sinology did not exist as a regular subject of study in Prague, he went to Sweden to study sinology in Gothenburg in 1928 with Bernhard Karlgren. In 1930, he returned to Charles University's Faculty of Arts to defend his doctoral dissertation on Ti Tribes and the Chinese State formations covering the period from the 11th to the 4th century BC. He thus became the founder of the Prague School of Sinology. After World War 2, as one of the most important orientalists in Czechoslovakia, Průšek became the director of the Oriental Institute of the newly founded Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in 1952 and remained so until 1971, when he was removed from office for political reasons. See all items with this value

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