Gregr Eduard and Julius - Prague, Czech Republic
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Gregr Eduard and Julius were Czech politicians and journalists, a leaders of Young Czech Party
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/19/2016
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Julius Grégr was born on 1 December 1831 and died on 4 October 1896. He was a Czech politician and journalist who married twice and had six children with each woman. Julius ran the Národní listy, a Czech daily and a Young Czech party asset, with Josef Barak and Karel Tuma. Throughout his career he endured fines and imprisonment for criticizing the Schmerling and Auesperg governments.
Eduard Grégr (also Groeger) was born on 4 March 1827 and died on 1 April 1907. He was a Czech physician, politician and journalist. Eduard began his career as a medical doctor and writer of popular science articles during the 1850s. After graduating from medical school in 1854, he also served as a research assistant to Purkyne who wrote about anthropology and biology. Eduard viewed science and medicine as the best tool to work towards a more just and rational ordering of society. In January 1861, Eduard joined Julius on the editorial board of the Narodni listy and took a more active managerial role during the times that Julius was imprisoned in 1862. During the 1880s and 1890s he continued to be one of the leading pamphleteers of the Young Czech party. He stopped practicing medicine and conducting scientific experiments in 1862 so that he could focus on a full-time political career. He became the Young Czech party's principal party speechmaker. Unlike his brother Julius, Eduard's temperament was characterized as very calm, warm and generous.
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Memorial plaque is located on Zofin Island (officially called Slovansky ostrov) nearby the National Theatre.
Plaque Inscription
Eduard Grégr 4.3.1827-5.5.1901 Julius Grégr 19.2.1831-4.10.1896. Recník a novinár tak lze strucne charakterizovat bratry, kterí patrili k zakladatelum moderní ceské politiky. Oba verili v poslání ceského národa a vyznávali liberalismus. Spolecne založili Mladoceskou stranu a stáli u zrodu Národních listu, novin, které po léta rídily ceský verejný život. Krédem Eduarda a Julia byla zásada: "MEZI OBCANY NESMEJÍ PLATIT JINÉ PRIVILEJE, DIPLOMY A ERBY, NEŽ KTERÉ SPOCÍVAJÍ V ZÁSLUHÁCH, PRÁCI A ROZUMU".