26314 Škvorecký & Josef Škvorecký - Náchod, Czech Republic
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N 50° 24.989 E 016° 09.788
33U E 582634 N 5585585
Main-belt asteroid 26314 Škvorecký and cast iron statue of a Czech-Canadian writer and publisher Josef Škvorecký (1924–2012) sitting on a bench at the main square of him home-town Náchod.
Waymark Code: WM11FQZ
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/15/2019
Views: 12
Asteroid (26314) Škvorecký
Name: Škvorecký
Number: 26314
Designation: 1998 UJ1
Disc. Date: 1998-10-16
Discoverer: Tichá, J. et al
Disc. Place: Klet' (Czech Republic)
Discovered by J Tichá and M. Tichý at Klet (Czech Republic) on October 16, 1998. THe asteroid was named after Josef Škvorecký (1924–2012) one of the preeminent Czech writers of the post-World War II generation known for mordant humour and sardonic irony. Together with his wife Zdena Salivarová, he operated The Sixty-Eight Publishers in Toronto, the main Czech exile publishing house.
Orbit type: Main Belt
Reference: MPC 43383
Statue
The over-life size statue of of a Czech-Canadian writer and publisher Josef Škvorecký (1924–2012) cab be found on the main square (Masaryk' square) of his native town Nachod. The statue, made of cast-iron, was unveiled here on May 11, 2014 and it was made by Czech sculptor Josef Faltus. Josef Škvorecký is depicted here casually sitting on the bench with his legs crossed. He wears a formal suit with a tie and glasses. He has his hat put aside on the bench.
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