Jan Zahradníček, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Zahradníček

Czech Catholic poet

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1905

Place of Birth: Mastník, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1960

Profession: writer, poet, translator, journalist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jan Zahradnícek (January 17, 1905, Mastník, near Trebíc, Moravia - October 10, 1960, Vlcatín, near Ždár nad Sázavou, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech poet of the early and mid-20th century.
Because of his writings and Catholic orientation he was imprisoned as an enemy of Communists after their coup in 1948. From 1919 to 1926 he studied at Classical Grammar School in Trebíc.
He then studied literature and comparative literature at Prague University (among his professors were František Xaver Šalda and Václav Tille).
In 1936 he moved to Uhrínov to become a free poet and translator.
From 1940 until 1948 he was editor of Akord Revue in Brno.
He then became editor of Brnenské tiskarny (a publishing house) in 1945. In June 1951 he was arrested by Communist secret state police (StB) and sentenced to 13 years imprisonment.
In 1960 he was granted amnesty due to his tragic health situation and died the same year.
He had four children, two daughters died from mushroom poisoning in the time of his imprisonment.