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 Jan Opletal (31 December 1914/1 January 1915 – 11 November 1939) was a student of the Medical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague, who was shot at a Czechoslovak Independence Day rally on 28 October 1939. He was severely injured at ...

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Matoušek was born on 13 January 1906 in

Hořice Hořice (; ) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Hořice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 censu ...

. 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

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in history at

Charles University Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world in conti ...

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.O. Odložilík (1939–1940). Jan Máchal, Arne Novák, Josef Matoušek. ''The Slavonic Year-Book'' 19 (53/54): 311–315 He was active on the administrative Committee in occupied Czechoslovakia. In November 1939 he participated in preparations for the funeral of

, a medical student who died after being injured at a demonstration the previous month.Victor-L. Tapié (1971). Le Protectorat de Bohême-Moravie sous l'occupation allemande, 1939-1942 (à propos d'un livre récent). ''

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'' T. 245, Fasc. 2 (498): 427–442 Matoušek was arrested by the

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on 17 November 1939 and was one of nine people to be executed the same day without trial.Study.eu Team (2 November 2021)
17 November: International Students' Day
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