Jiří Levý, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jiří Levý

Czech literary theorist and translator

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1926

Place of Birth: Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1967

Profession: translator, university teacher, literary theorist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jirí Levý (1926–1967) was a Czech literary theoretician, literary historian and translation theoretician.
Levý's work was crucial for the development of translation theory in Czechoslovakia and it has subsequently influenced scholars internationally.