František Vladislav Hek

František Vladislav Hek ( born April 11, 1769 in Dobruška, † September 4, 1847 in Kyšperk ) was a Czech patriotic poet and journalist. He served the writer Alois Jirásek as a role model to his main character in his five-volume historical novel FL Věk.

Life

The son of a merchant, attended school in his hometown, leaves this in 1779 and ended in 1782 the primary school in Prague. In Prague he met then at the Gymnasium of Piaristen and came here for the first time with the patriotic movement in contact. The mid- 1780s he returned to his birthplace, took over his father, in which he next everyday goods and Czech newspapers and books borrowed by and by, and later became the external representation of the publisher Česká Expedice the retail store. Until 1806 he gained more than 3284 journals, including philosophy, natural history and historical works. Although he tried to launch a Czech theater, but this was forbidden by the authorities. May 9, 1806 burned down his prosperous business, the next blow takes place in 1811 during the national bankruptcy of the Austrian monarchy. From 1806 he lived in Dobruška at Kaplan Josef Ziegler Liboslav. He was a longtime friend and campaigner for his work for the cause of the Czechs for Hek. 1821 his wife died, with whom he had been married since 1792. Hek sold his estate, left Dobruška. and moved to Herrnhut. He spent his last years with his daughter Ludmila Štolovská in Kyšperk (now Letohrad ).

Works

Most of the publications appeared in the early 19th century. He usually published satirical epigrams written. In 1820 he published his most famous work, The Great Friday ( Veliký pátek ). He had to answer before the Court and the writing was confiscated. During his stay in Herrnhut, he translated for Czech exiles old Czech writings into German. In the 1830s and 1840s Hek also began to compose.