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Eduard Bass a Jan Drda

Eduard Bass and Jan Drda

Eduard Bass (Praha 1888 - Praha 1946) was a Czech prose writer, journalist and singer (Wikipedia).
Jan Drda (Příbram 1915 - Dobříš 1970), Czech journalist, politician, playwright, screenwriter and author of modern fairytales (Wikipedia).

Miroslav Pangrác
1979

Description

Commemorative plaque with relief portraits of two writers and journalists, Jan Drda and Eduard Bass who both lived in the same house.

Praha - Eduard Bass a Jan Drda

Inscription(s)

Eduard Bass 1.1.1888-2.10.1946	v tomto domě žili a tvořili význační čeští publicisté a spisovatelé	Jan Drda 4.4.1915- 28.11.1970
Eduard Bass 1.1.1888-2.10.1946	In this house lived and worked the distinguished Czech journalists and writers	Jan Drda 4.4.1915- 28.11.1970

Artist

Miroslav Pangrác (Rakovník 1924 - Rakovník 2012), Czech academic sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Pamětní desky v Praze, Katalog pražských pamětních desek.
Encyklopedie Prahy 2, Jan Drda, Resslova čp. 1982/5.
Jana Ratajová, Tomáš Rataj, Odbor kultury Národního výboru hlavního města Prahy (1904) 1949-1990. Inventáře Archivu hlavního města Prahy 1998 ((online)

Location (N 50°4'31" - E 14°24'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr154; Photograph: 10 July 2026
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