František Klácel

František Matous Klácel (pseudonym František Třebovský abroad Ladimir Klácel, Matous František Klácel; born April 7, 1808 in Česká Třebová, † March 17, 1882 in Belle Plaine, Iowa ) was a Czech poet, journalist and philosopher, representative of the Bohemian Moravian unit. He was one of the leading philosophers of the Enlightenment in Moravia and the more active participants in the political process during the revolutionary period from 1848 to 1849. According to him, a street in the district of Brno Masaryk was čtvrť named. On building on Namesti Mendlovo # 1 in Brno is a plaque with his portrait of Milada Othová.

Life

Born into a family Schuster, he first went to primary school in Třebova, then until 1825 the high school in Litomyšl, where he was briefed by Bonifác Buzek, and later philosophy. In 1827 he entered the Augustinian monastery in Brno, where he took his middle name, Matous, and studied until 1832 at the Theological Institute.

In 1833 he was ordained a priest. This was followed by further studies at the Palacky University in Olomouc. 1835 appointed him to be a professor of philosophy at the bishop's philosophical institute in Brno.

Klácel took on the value proposition of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and tried to develop these thoughts in the direction of universal humanity and humanity. Because of his liberal views and the suspicion on Slavism him the professorship was withdrawn after nine years. He went to Prague, where he worked as a librarian, but stopped further contact with members of the patriotic movement.

After brief stays in Leipzig and Dresden, he remained longer in Zeitz Liběchov. He organized the castle library, began intensive writing and participates with the sculptor Václav Levý in shaping the Klácelka Cave.

In 1845 he returned to Brno. He founded with Jan Ohéral the first Czech newspaper in Moravia: The weekly paper ( Týdeník ). In 1848 he was involuntarily returned to Prague. Kacel was elected to the National Committee ( National Committee ) and participated as a delegate at the Congress Slavs. After the suppression of the rebellion he returned to Brno.

From 1848 to 1851 he published the Moravian newspaper ( Moravské noviny ). In 1849 he participated in the founding of the National Unity of the Saints Cyril and Methodius, who changed his name in 1855 in Matice Moravian. He formed a second union intellectuals. With this society his ideas about the allmen -human brotherhood should be implemented. The Czech -Moravian brotherhood had prominent members, such as Jan Ivan Helcelet, Hynek Hanus, Bozena Nemcova.

After the failure of his plans, he alienated, and the time between the appearance of his posts got longer and longer. His interests were now the convent garden and private lessons. After allegations of abuse of his charges, he thought more and more emigrating to the USA. In a society so his performance in which he can achieve his values ​​and live a free life in equality.

In 1869 he left Bohemia and emigrated to Iowa City in the U.S.. He moved here the journal The American Slav (Slovan Amerikansky ), the unit of the free thinkers joined and moved a second magazine The Voice ( Hlas, 1872). He went to Chicago and moved there Svojan. He also worked as a translator, published popular science books. He tried to establish with other compatriots a sect whose content the love of the people should be among themselves and their good deeds. The members referred to themselves as brothers and sisters and Infallible. However, it was the time his disappointment with the American reality great, and he ran into financial difficulties. So that his work could be continued, charity events organized by his supporters, but with limited success. They brought no lasting effect. Klácel died penniless and was buried in Belle Plaine. On the Czech Cemetery in Chicago him his countrymen built a monument.

His poetic debut works were inspired by antiquity. The Patriot and freethinkers Klácel took the form of fable, to represent the society of that time. In addition, he edited newspapers, issued encyclopedias, was the author of many poetical and philosophical works, naturalist, journalist, unselfish and kind person. At the same time he pursued historical and biological research.

Works

Poetry

• Lyrical Poems ( Lyrické Básně ), 1836
• Poems ( Básně ), 1837

Poetry

• Reinecke Fuchs ( Ferina Lišák ), 1845 - Treatise of the animal epic from Goethe.
• Bidpais Fables ( Bajky Bidpajovy ), 1846 and 1850 - two books, first part was published under his pseudonym František Třebovský. He uses the satirical Tierallegorie the critical representation of contemporary society.
• Strawberries from the Slavic forests ( Jahůdky ze slovanských Leşu ), 1845, published under the pseudonym January Petr Jordan
• Leaves of your friend to the friend about the origins of socialism and communism ( list přítele k přítelkyni o původu socialismu a Komunismu - letters addressed to Bozena Nemcova, in which he submitted to it a theory about the French utopian socialism.

Literature

• Cosmopolitanism and the patriotic movement with particular regard to Moravia ( cosmopolitanism a vlastenectví s obzvláštním ohledem na Moravu )
• The beginnings of scientific Czech language teaching - the first systematic attempt to Czech language philosophy ( Počátky vědeckého mluvnictví Českého - první český soustavný pokus o filosofii Reci.
• Dictionary for the newspaper readers ( Slovník per čtenáře novin, v němž se vysvětlují slova cizího původu ), 1849
• Commencement of the scientific Czech language ( Počátky vědecké mluvnictví Českého )
• Dobrověda

In German language

• Explanations of the most important philosophical terms - Výklad nejdůležitějších filosofických výrazů.
• Dedicated to General thoughts, the questions of nature - view of the world ( Světozor )