Ján Horecký (8 January 1920 - 11 August 2006) was a Slovak

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.Horecký, j. In: In 1944 he graduated in Slovak and Latin language at the Slovak University in

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(now Comenius University). After graduation, Horecký became a researcher at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. In addition to study of the

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, he also studied Czech, Hungarian,

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and various constructed languages. He was particularly interested in the Romani language, a topic he collaborated on with his daughter, the Indologist Anna Rácová.

Publications

* Horecký, Ján: ''Základy slovenskej terminológie''. Bratislava: SAV, 1956. * Horecký, Ján: ''Základy jazykovedy''. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1978. * Ondrus, Pavol – Horecký, Ján – Furdík, Juraj: ''Súčasný slovenský spisovný jazyk: Lexikológia''. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1980. * Horecký, Ján: ''Spoločnosť a jazyk''. Bratislava: Veda, 1982. * Horecký, Ján: ''Slovenčina v našom živote''. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1988. * Rácová, Anna – Horecký, Ján: ''Slovenská karpatská rómčina'', Veda, vydavateľstvo SAV, 2000.

Awards

* 2000: Scientist of the Year, awarded by the Slovak Academy of Sciences * 2001: Pribina Cross, 1st class for contribution to Slovak science at culture, awarded by the President of Slovakia Rudolf SchusterJán Horecký, jazykovedec. In: * Honorary doctorates from the University of Prešov and University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horecký, Ján People from Stupava, Malacky District Linguists from Slovakia 2006 deaths 1920 births Comenius University alumni