Josef Matoušek (historian)
Josef Matoušek (13 January 1906 – 17 November 1939) was a Czechoslovak historian. He was one of nine people executed by the Nazis for participating in the funeral of the student Jan Opletal.
Biography
[edit]Matoušek was born on 13 January 1906 in Hořice.[1] He studied under Josef Šusta. His research focused on two periods: the Reformation and early Counter-Reformation, and modern history. He wrote a book, The Turkish War in European Politics in the Years 1592–94. He also published on Karel Sladkovksý, a 19th-century Czech politician. In 1939, he was a docent in history at Charles University in Prague.[2]
He was active on the administrative Committee in occupied Czechoslovakia.[2] In November 1939 he participated in preparations for the funeral of Jan Opletal, a medical student who died after being injured at a demonstration the previous month.[3] Matoušek was arrested by the Gestapo on 17 November 1939 and was one of nine people to be executed the same day without trial.[2][3][4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Matoušek, Josef, 1906–1939, Databases of the National Library Czech Republic (accessed 7 June 2022)
- ^ a b c O. Odložilík (1939–1940). Jan Máchal, Arne Novák, Josef Matoušek. The Slavonic Year-Book 19 (53/54): 311–315 JSTOR 4203601
- ^ a b Victor-L. Tapié (1971). Le Protectorat de Bohême-Moravie sous l'occupation allemande, 1939-1942 (à propos d'un livre récent). Revue Historique T. 245, Fasc. 2 (498): 427–442 JSTOR 40951679
- ^ Study.eu Team (2 November 2021). 17 November: International Students' Day (accessed 7 June 2022)
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