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U starého hřbitova, Staré Město

Pavel Tigrid

born Pavel Schönfeld
Praha 1917 - Héricy, Seine-et-Marne, France 2003
Czech writer, journalist and politician, one of the most prominent figures of the Czech anti-Communist exile community
(Wikipedia)

Michal Vitanovský
2007

Description

Commemorative plaque with relief portrait.

Inscription(s)

v této ulici v domě č.3
žil v letech 1993-2003
novinář a politik
PAVEL TIGRID
(1917-2003)
vydavatel exilového
časopisu svědectví.
významně přispěl
k pádu komunismu
a obnově demokracie
v naší zemi.

In this street, in house no. 3
lived from 1993 to 2003
the journalist and politician
PAVEL TIGRID
(1917-2003)
publisher of the exile
magazine ‘Svědectví’.
He made a significant contribution
to the fall of communism
and the restoration of democracy
in our country.

Signature

vitanovský 2007

Artist

Michal Vitanovský (Klatovy 1946), Czech sculptor en medallist (Website).

Sources & Information

Pamětní desky v Praze, Katalog pražských pamětních desek.
Portál hlavního města Prahy, Tigrid má v Praze pamětní desku.

Location (N 50°5'23" - E 14°25'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr181; Photograph: 11 July 2026
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