Bohuslav Balbín
(1621 - 1688) | Czech baroque Jesuit historian, well educated |
He came from a
not-very-wealthy middle class catholic family. Educated mostly in
the Jesuit schools, he soon joined the Jesuit religion. After
finishing studies in philosophy, he taught in the Jesuit colleges
in Prague, Třeboň, Brno, Jičín, Jindřichův Hradec and Český Krumlov
where he lived at Horní
no. 154. He thus wrote several textbooks and didactic theatre
plays. At that time he also became acquainted with historical
sources of archives and libraries. His biggest historic and
homeland study work is "Varieties from the History of the Czech
Kingdom" ("Rozmanitosti z historie Království českého"). The most
famous work of this well educated man is the patriotic treatise "In
Defense of the Slavonic language, especially Czech" ("Obrana jazyka
slovanského, zvláště pak českého").
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