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U Sovových mlýnů, Malá Strana
(Kampa)

Josef Dobrovský

Balassagyarmat 1753 - Brno 1829
Czech priest, philologist, historian and the founder of the academic disciplines of Bohemian studies and Slavic studies.
(Wikipedia)

Tomáš Seidan
1891/1902

Description

Marble bust on a high pedestal. The 1891 monument was ereced in 1902.

Inscription(s)

Josef
DOBROVSKÝ
tvůrce slavistiky
zakladatel novočeské
literatury
1753 - 1829
Postavila
Beseda Dobrovský
v Praze 1902

Josef
DOBROVSKÝ
founder of Slavic studies
founder of modern Czech
literature
1753 - 1829
Erected by
the Dobrovský Society
in Prague 1902

Artist

Tomáš Seidan (Praha 1830 - Praha 1890), Czech sculptor and art teacher (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Pomník Josefa Dobrovského (Praha).

Location (N 50°5'6" - E 14°24'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr098; Photograph: 7 July 2026
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