Karel Havlícek Borovský - Prostejov, Czech Republic
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Karel Havlícek Borovský (Borová, today Havlíckova Borová; 31 October 1821 – 29 July 1856) was a Czech writer, poet, critic, politician, journalist, and publisher
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Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/28/2020
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He lived and studied at the Gymnasium in Nemecký Brod (today Havlíckuv Brod is named after Borovský), and his house on the main square is today the Havlícek Museum. In 1838 he moved to Prague to study philosophy at Charles University and, influenced by the revolutionary atmosphere before the Revolutions of 1848, decided on the objective of becoming a patriotic writer. He devoted himself to studying Czech and literature.
In April 1848 he changed the name of the newspaper to Národní noviny (National News) and it became one of the first newspapers of the Revolutionary-era Czech liberals, and one of the most influential publications of 1848–1849. Národní noviny became popular especially for his sharp-tongued epigrams and its wit.
The Bohemian revolution was defeated in March 1849 with the dissolution of the Kromeríž assembly, but Havlícek continued to criticize the new regime.
In the night of December 16, 1851, he was arrested by the police and forced into exile in Brixen, Austria (present-day Italy).[2] He was depressed from the exile, but continued writing and wrote some of his best work: Tyrolské elegie (Tirol Laments), Krest svatého Vladimíra (Baptism of St. Vladimir) and Král Lávra (King Lavra, based on the legend of Labraid Loingsech).
When he returned from Brixen in 1855, he learned that his wife had died a few days earlier. Most of his former friends, afraid of the Bach system, stood aloof from him. Only a few publicly declared support for him.
In 1856, Havlícek died of tuberculosis, aged 35.
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