Alois Jirásek (23.8.1851 - 12.3.1930)

Type:	artist
Description:	Originated from an old rural family. Father was a weaver, later a baker. Attended the German piarist grammar school in Broumov, the Czech grammer school in Hradec Králové and studied history at Prague university. Lived for a long period of time in Litomyšl and held position as a professor of history. Then relocated to Prague. He devoted his life to literature. One of the first to sign the Czech Writers' Manifesto in May 1917.
More information available at Wikipedia:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Jir%C3%A1sek
Specialized guides:	Dagmar Marková Eva Medřická Vladimíra Turková
Related tourist points of interest:	Břevnov monastery - archabbey [1] Along the Jiráskovy Lucerny footpath - educational trail with posted information [2] Potštejn - castle ruins [3] Regional Museum in Litomyšl [4] Jirásek Museum [5] U Rytířů House - gallery [6] Alois Jirásek's parental home [7] Potštejn - chateau [8] [9] The family house of František Vladislav Hek [10] [11]

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