Milena Hübschmannová, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Milena Hübschmannová

Czech linguist and Romani scholar

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1933

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 08-Sep-2005

Profession: writer, university teacher, linguist, Indologist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Milena Hübschmannová (1933-2005) was Czech professor of Romani studies at Charles University of Prague.
She was one of the leading experts on Romani society and culture, as well as Romani language.
She founded the academic study program on the Roma at Charles University and actively opposed their assimilation into the greater culture.
She wrote a Romani-Czech and Czech-Romani dictionary and collected many of the stories of the Roma, translating them for posterity.
The program she founded was the first program worldwide to offer a degree program to undergraduates in Romani Studies.