Vojta Naprstek - 100 Years - Prague, Czech Republic
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A memorial tablet on wall in front of Naprstek Museum.
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/09/2013
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Vojtech Náprstek (often called Vojta) (17 April 1826, in Prague – 2 September 1894), was a Czech philanthropist, patriot and politician, as well as a pioneering Czech language journalist in the United States.
After the disastrous results of the Prague Upheavals of 1848, Vojtech left home in secret for the United States, where he finished his law studies.
He returned to Bohemia around 1857, and resumed political activities. After his return, he labored to familiarize his fellow Czechs with American concepts, institutions, and techniques, as well as with the Native American peoples with whom he had worked. His collections became the core of the present Náprstek Museum of Asian, African, and American cultures in Prague.
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CZ: Ke 100.výrocí úmrtí Vojty Náprstka, spoluzakladatele a prvního predsedy Klubu ceských turistu. Klub ceských turistu 1994
EN: The 100th anniversary of the death of Vojty Náprstka, co-founder and first President of the Club of Czech Tourists 1994.