Antonín Rezek (13 January 1853 – 4 February 1909) was

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historian, specialized in political and religious history of the 16th–18th centuries.

Life

Rezek was born in

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on 13 January 1853. Son of a renowned watchmaker, Rezek graduated 1875 at

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, where he became professor of general history in 1883. In the years 1900–1903 he was minister of the Imperial Austrian government in

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. He published numerous popular articles and works, edited many documents from the archives and reedited several Czech chronicles from the 17th century. His works excel in perfect documentation and detailed knowledge of the matter. Rezek died in Prague on 4 February 1909.

Works

* Dějiny Čech a Moravy nové doby I., II. (1893) * Dějiny vlády Ferdinanda I. v Čechách

Sources

* JIROUŠEK, Bohumil. ''Antonín Rezek''. České Budějovice:

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2002. . 1853 births 1909 deaths People from Jindřichův Hradec 19th-century Czech historians 20th-century Czech historians Academic staff of Charles University Burials at Olšany Cemetery {{CzechRepublic-bio-stub