Jan Rejsa
Dr. Jan Rejsa (September 16, 1886 Prague - December 9, 1971 Prague) was a Czech poet, writer, editor and literary columnist.[1][2][3]
Life
He was born into a police council family, which he believed was descended from a noble Lusatian family that later colonized Silesia.[4][5] This ancestry led him to write under the pseudonyms Jan Rejsa Kolkovský and Jan Rejsa of Kolkovic, from a character presented to his ancestors by Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1579.[6][7]
He graduated from the Academic Gymnasium in Prague, where he taught history. After graduating in 1906 he worked as a clerk for various societies.[8] From 1916 he studied at Charles University in Prague, reading Czech history, literature, art history, archeology and the culture of ancient France. He graduated in 1922, defending the work of early Christian paintings in the Roman catacombs. Also undertook a study tour to Germany, Austria and Italy. He was also interested in genealogy and heraldry.[9][10][11][12]
He is buried in Prague's Olšany Cemetery.[13]
Work
Contributed to various magazines (Apollon, Ark, Goal Life Czech Word, Work, People's Leaves, Literary Circle, the National Newspaper). His first poems (published in 1927) were inspired by ancient and Renaissance motifs in the academic eclectic style. Later he moved to the Neo (i.e. decadent).[14]
Edited Proceedings of the Unity Descendants of White Mountain Exiles in Prague in the years 1931-1938.[15]
Published poet and science fiction author.
Writings
- Čtyři renaissanční sonety, Prague at own expense, 1927, bibliophile
- Na březích Ilissu, Prague: Miloš Procházka, 1928 - Poems
- Obraz sv. Dorothey, Prague: [Ser], 1930
- Hudba země, Prague: A. Praise 1933 - Poems
- Duše v plamenech, Moravian Ostrava: [sn], 1935 - Poems
- Efeméry : imaginární novely, Prague: Mor. Ostrava: Library Literary Circle in Ostrava-Vítkovice 1937
- Neznámý elixír : hradčanské romaneto, Litomysl: John R. Veselík 1940
- Hvězda na východě : básně městu Litomyšli, Litomysl: John R. Veselík 1940
- Most vidin, Prague: O. Pied 1944
Translations
- Paul Gauguin: Noa Noa, KDA, Volume 52, Prague: Kamilla Neumann, 1919
References
- ^ Entry in Czech Wikipedia[better source needed]
- ^ birthdate given in bio facsimile edition of Unity Descendants of White Mountain Exiles 1936-3-4
- ^ Authoritative record in the database of the Czech National Library showing the date of December 9, 1971; In the third Lexicon of Czech Literature in Prague: Academia, 2000. ISBN 80-200-0708-3. Volume II (p-r), p. 1230-1231. stated date of November 9, 1971
- ^ facsimile edition of Unity Descendants of White Mountain Exiles 1933-3-4
- ^ facsimile edition of Unity Descendants of White Mountain Exiles 1937-1
- ^ Original character document in collection "Schlesisches Museum fur Kunstgewerbe und Altertumer" at Breslau
- ^ Published copy of character document in facsimile edition of Unity Descendants of White Mountain Exiles 1936-1
- ^ Museum of Literature index entry
- ^ Adamovič, Ivan; NEFF, Andrew. Dictionary Czech literary fiction and science fiction. Prague: R3, 1995. ISBN 80-85364-57-3. Chapter Rejsa of Kolkovic, John, p. 188.
- ^ facsimile edition of the Unity Descendants of White Mountain Exiles 1936-3-4
- ^ Heraldic Terminology Convention index
- ^ "Sudeten Genealogy" magazine index entry
- ^ Olšany Cemetery database showing burial in Cast 003/Dept 6/tomb 132, at the extreme southwest corner of the cemetery
- ^ Bio in facsimile edition of the Unity Descendants of White Mountain Exiles 1936-3-4
- ^ collection of facsimile editions of the Unity Descendants of White Mountain Exiles on Hukvaldská heraldry site
- ^ List of works in the database of the Czech National Library, whose author or subject is John Rejsa. Keyword Jan Rejsa of Kolkovic .. In the third Lexicon of Czech Literature in Prague: Academia, 2000. ISBN 80-200-0708-3. Volume II (p-r), p. 1230-1231. Keyword Rejsa, Dr. John .. In a team of authors. Otto's Encyclopaedia new era. Prague: Jan Otto, 1930-1934. ISBN 80-7185-057-8. I. Pšeidová Jan Rejsa of Kolkovic, Prague 1995 edition inv. No. 660 in the estate inventory Literary Archive PNP
- ^ List of works in Open Library
- ^ List of works in Stanford Library
- ^ List of works at Prachen Museum in Pisek