Jaroslav Kořán, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jaroslav Kořán

Czech translator

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1940

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 02-Jun-2017

Profession: writer, politician, translator

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jaroslav Korán (January 17, 1940 – June 2, 2017) was a Czech translator, writer, screenwriter, and politician.
A dissident and signatory of Charter 77 during Czechoslovakia's Communist era, Korán translated over seven dozen books, mostly by American writers, from English into Czech, including major works by Kurt Vonnegut, Henry Miller, Roald Dahl, Ken Kesey, Charles Bukowski, John Kennedy Toole, and John Wyndham.Korán was one of the co-founders of the Civic Forum (OF) political movement in November 1989.
In February 1990, Korán was elected Mayor of Prague, becoming the city's first non-Communist since 1948.
He served as mayor until September 1991.