Václav Machek (linguist)
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Václav Machek | |
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Born | |
Died | 26 May 1965 | (aged 70)
Nationality | Czech |
Occupation(s) | Scholar of Slavic languages (Slavistics), philologist, etymologist |
Václav Machek (8 November 1894, Úhlejov – 26 May 1965, Brno) was a Czech linguist.[1]
Life
In years 1914–1921 (studies were interrupted by World War I) Machek studied Czech and Latin language at Charles University in Prague (his main interest[citation needed] during studies were Baltic languages and etymology). In years 1921-1924 he studied linguistics in Paris. Several years he taught at high schools in Czechoslovakia. From 1936 he was a professor of Slavic studies and comparative linguistics at then Jan Evangelista Purkyně University (now Masaryk University).[1]
Work
His scientific work is dedicated to etymology, especially in the Czech and Slovak languages; his etymological studies are always joined with studies of cultural backgrounds. His most important work is still reprinted, the Etymological Dictionary of Czech and Slovak language (Etymologický slovník jazyka českého a slovenského, 1957, 1968, in later edition, articles about Slovak words were omitted), Czech and Slovak names of plants (Česká a slovenská jména rostlin, 1954); he also collaborated on a project of an unfinished Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages (Etymologický slovník slovanských jazyků, 1973-1980).[1]
Machek's non-monographic works were collected in Sebrané spisy Václava Machka (Prague, 2011). Some of his minor works were written in French.[citation needed]
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- Etymologists
- Linguists from the Czech Republic
- 1894 births
- 1965 deaths
- People from Jičín District
- Academic staff of Masaryk University
- Charles University alumni