Karel Jarom%C3%ADr Erben
Karel Jaromr Erben was a Czech historian, poet and writer of the mid19th century, best known for his collection Kytice , which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric themes.
He was born on November 7, 1811 in Miletn near Jin. He went to college in Hradec Krlov. Then, in 1831, he went to Prague where he studied philosophy and later law. He started working in the National Museum with Frantiek Palack in 1843. He became editor of a Pragues newspaper in 1848. Two years later, in 1850, he became archives secretary of the National Museum. He died on November 21, 1870 of tuberculosis.
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