Konstantin Jireček
Czech historian (1854 – 1918) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Konstantin Josef Jireček[lower-alpha 1] (24 July 1854 – 10 January 1918) was an Austro-Hungarian Czech historian, politician, diplomat, and Slavist.[1] He was the founder of Bohemian Balkanology (or Balkan Studies) and Byzantine studies, and wrote extensively on Bulgarian and Serbian history. Jireček was also a minister in the government of the Principality of Bulgaria for a couple of years.[2]
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Born | (1854-07-24)24 July 1854 |
Died | 10 January 1918(1918-01-10) (aged 63) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
Nationality (legal) | Austria-Hungary |
Citizenship | Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria |
Parent(s) | Josef Jireček (1825–1888) and Božena Šafárik |
Relatives | Pavol Jozef Šafárik (maternal grandfather) |
Family | Jireček |
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