Josef Topol, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Topol

Czech poet and playwright

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1935

Place of Birth: Poříčí nad Sázavou, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 15-Jun-2015

Profession: poet, playwright, translator, dramaturge

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Josef Topol (1 April 1935 – 15 June 2015) was a Czech playwright. In 1965, he co-founded Divadlo za branou, a theater in Prague which was closed in 1972 after being banned by Czechoslovak government.
In 1977 he signed Charter 77.He was married to Jirina Topolová (1931-2016; daughter of Karel Schulz) and had two sons: Jáchym (* 1962) who is a writer and Filip (1965-2013) who was a leader of the band Psí vojáci. Josef Topol died in 2015 at age of 80 in Prague.