Josef Velek
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Josef Velek ['jozɛf 'ʋɛlɛk], ing. (Master of Art, Technology) (November 30, 1939 – April 30, 1990) was a Czechoslovak (Czech) journalist, author and environmentalist.
Biography[edit]
Velek was born November 30, 1939 in Klínec, Czech Republic.
He began to publish in the sixties, and from 1975 was a member of the editorial staff of the Mladý svět (Young world) weekly. In 1974 he co-founded the Brontosaurus environmentalist movement. He was considered a founder of the Czechoslovak environment-oriented journalism.
Velek died on April 30, 1990 while scuba diving in the Red Sea.
Published works[edit]
- Jak jsem bránil přírodu (1980)
- Od polderů k Ardenám (1985)
- Příběhy pro dvě nohy (1988)
- Muž přes plot (1989)
Awards[edit]
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
- Josef Velek (in Czech)
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