Jan Filip (historian)

January Filip ( born December 25, 1900 in Chocnějovice, † April 30, 1981 in Prague ) was a Czechoslovak prehistorians.

Life

Filip was a professor of prehistory at the University of Prague, Director of the Archaeological Institute and a member of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. He has authored numerous scientific journals, including two fundamental for archaeological research in Central Europe works. He was also the founder of the journal Archeologické rozhledy which has been published since 1949.

Filip shaped the later ones Czech generations of researchers. He has a role model through his not affected by national or political reasons statements. Much of his work is relevant today.

Writings

• The Urn Field and the beginnings of the Iron Age in Bohemia, Prague 1936 /37.
• Chapter of the culture of our prehistoric, Prague 1940.
• Craft in ancient times, Prague 1941.
• The Beginnings of Slaw Settlements in Czechoslovakia, Prague 1946.
• Keltové ve střední Evrope. ( The Celts in Central Europe. ) Monumenta Archaeologica 5 Publisher Academy of Sciences, Prague 1956.
• The Celtic civilization, Prague 1961.
• January Filip, composed of numerous scholars and scientific institutions: Encyclopedic Guide to the prehistory and early history of Europe. Akademia. Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences, Prague 1966-1969. 2 vols.