Jiří Wolker

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Occupation Poet Name Jiri Wolker		Nationality Czech Role Poet

Born Jiri Karel Wolker 29 March 1900 Prostejov, Austria-Hungary ( 1900-03-29 ) Notable works Host do domu Tezka hodina Died January 3, 1924, Prostejov, Czech Republic Education Charles University in Prague

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Jiří Wolker ( [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvolkr̩]) (29 March 1900 – 3 January 1924) was a Czech poet, journalist and playwright. He was one of the founding members of KSČ - Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1921.

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Life

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He was born in Prostějov, into a cultural family. He studied at the Prostějov gymnasium, and after he graduated, he moved to Prague. He studied law there, but simultaneously attended lectures of Zdeněk Nejedlý and F. X. Šalda at the Faculty of Arts. He was in close connection with the association of Czech avant-garde artists Devětsil. Wolker suffered of lung disease and died at the age of 24.