Jan Rypka

Jan Rypka
Born(1886-05-28)28 May 1886
Died29 December 1968(1968-12-29) (aged 82)
NationalityCzech
CitizenshipCzech
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Academic work
DisciplineOriental studies
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsCharles University
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Jan Rypka, PhDr., Dr.Sc. (28 May 1886 in Kroměříž – 29 December 1968 in Prague) was a prominent Czech orientalist, translator, professor of Iranology and Turkology at Charles University, Prague.

The memorial plaque on his native house in Kromeriz

Jan Rypka was a participant in Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration in Tehran in 1934.[1]


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