Karel Plicka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karel Plicka

Czech photographer and director

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1894

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 06-May-1987

Profession: photographer, musician, film director, anthropologist, ethnographer, musicologist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Karel Plicka (in Slovak: Karol Plicka) (14 October 1894 – 6 May 1987) was a Czechoslovak photographer, film director, cinematographer, folklorist, and pedagogue.
He is considered a founder of Slovak film education and filmmaking.
He helped establish the genre of ethnographic film in Czechoslovakia.