Vincenc Prasek (9 April 1843 in Milostovice – 31 December 1912 in Napajedla) was a

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educator, linguist and historian active in the region of

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. He contributed to several Czech periodicals based in

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and in 1883–1895 served as the first principal of Czech grammar school ( gymnasium) there. In 1863–1868 Prasek studied classical philology and

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at the

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, he also spent one semester at the

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. He began his teaching career in 1868 in

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at the Czech gymnasium. Prasek was active in several school organizations. As a writer, Prasek focused mainly on publishing works about political history, ethnography and historical geography of

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and

. In 1902–1909 edited magazine ''Selský archiv'' (Peasants' Archive), which focused on general and cultural history of peasants in Moravia and Silesia. He also published several linguistic works.

Works

* ''Brus příspěvečkem ku skladbě srovnávací'' (1873) * ''Podání lidu'' (1888) * ''Historická topografie země Opavské. A–K'' (1889) * ''Dějiny kraje Holasovského čili Opavského'' (1891) * ''Dějiny knížetství Těšínského'' (1894)

References

*
Biography of Vincenc Prasek
at Silesian University website

External links

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Dějiny knížetství Těšínského
online at Książnica Cieszyńska Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Prasek, Vincenc 1843 births 1912 deaths Writers from Opava Czech educators Linguists from the Czech Republic 19th-century Czech historians Czech male writers University of Vienna alumni