Antonín Eltschkner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonín Eltschkner

Czech Esperantist

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1880

Place of Birth: Polička, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1961

Profession: Catholic priest, Esperantist, theologian

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Antonín Eltschkner (4 June 1880, Policka - 22 February 1961, Brno) was a Czech Roman Catholic priest, most notable for his involvement in the development of Esperanto.
He was provost of the Metropolitan Chapter of St Vitus and auxiliary bishop of Prague from 1933.
He was also vicar general of the archdiocese of Prague from January to July 1931.He was appointed bishop of Budweis in 1940, but this was prevented by the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and was abandoned after the end of World War II, when Josef Hlouch was appointed instead.