Jan Rypka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Rypka

Czech academic, literature historian, orientalist, translator and university educator

Date of Birth: 28-May-1886

Place of Birth: Kroměříž, Zlín Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1968

Profession: translator, pedagogue

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jan Rypka, PhDr., Dr.Sc.
(28 May 1886 in Kromeríž – 29 December 1968 in Prague) was a prominent Czech orientalist, translator, professor of Iranology and Turkology at Charles University, Prague. Jan Rypka was a participant in Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration in Tehran in 1934.